Why Forgiving Doesn’t Heal You
Most of us know how important it is to forgive people who have sinned against us. But we often wonder why we continue to feel hurt, shame, guilt, fear, or anger after we’ve forgiven the one who hurt us. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard someone say, “I’ve forgiven them, but I’ll never forget what they did to me,” or “I thought I dealt with that a long time ago, but it…
Living From a Heart of Offense
I was thinking about friends who have been deeply wounded by other Christians. Some have done a remarkable job of turning their pain and woundedness over to God and they’ve been healed. But some have not. (I may be in the second group.) I felt a warning from the Holy Spirit about living from a heart of offense. In this age of social media, more of us have an audience of listeners than ever before….
The Spiritual World Part 5 – Unforgiveness and Spiritual Progression
This note is an excerpt from Peter Tan’s book “The Spiritual World” which can be downloaded for free here: The Spiritual World (Other parts in this series can be found by following the links at the bottom.) Unforgiveness In the spirit world unforgiveness is like a spiritual tie which binds a person to the one they do not forgive and pulls them down. I saw in the spirit world how those who live in unforgiveness…