The Baggage That I Carry
The heaviest burden that anyone can carry is unforgiveness and low-self esteem it is the key to self destruction, but there is an answer.
Next is there in any uncalled for anger, resentment, animosity unforgiveness? God has put into effect certain laws that govern not only our world, but also our lives, and how we treat others lets look at what the Bible says about how we treat other and it’s effect on us “For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
”But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. Matt 6:14-15 (NKJV)
Wow isn’t that something? How easily we ignore this law, the Law of forgiveness, why? There are so many reasons why we over look this not so simple thing that God asked us to do, so with that in mind now lets look at how important it is to forgive. Have you ever heard of a “curse”? Well if you’re familiar with blessings then you should be familiar with a curse as well, see curses are just as real as blessings and guess what more active than blessings, if you don’t believe it just look at the shape the world is in as a whole. Greed, deceitfulness, and unforgiveness these three things have ruined many peoples lives. When we harbor unforgiveness in our hearts we open spiritual doors for demonic activity in our lives and those close to us such as our children or our spouse.
We must learn the three phases of true forgiveness; this will allow us to walk straight and tall instead of carrying all that extra baggage.
1. Forgive the person; anyone who has done you wrong, you must pray and ask God to give you strength to release that person from the hurt that they have brought into your life. As long as you walk around entertaining the thought it does you more harm than the other person, hi-blood pressure, ulcers, joint pain and heart disease just to name a few, so it is very important that for YOUR sake you forgive
2. Forgive the situation; analyze the situation, take inventory as to what led up to the incident, by whom did it come? And why it ended the way it did. Sometimes it could be a very small thing blown out of proportion. Pray over it and move on.
3. Forgive yourself; this is so very important that you don’t condemn yourself nor allow others to beat you up for a mere mistake. If your going to hold yourself in contempt the enemy will make sure that he sends all the right people in your path to help you with that assignment, what assignment? Self-destruction.
If you will work these principles you will find yourself handling the problem and not the problem handling you.
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