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πŸ’—πŸ’— Forgiveness Is Not A Feeling πŸ’—πŸ’—

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Forgiveness : noun: forgiveness; plural noun: forgiveness’s the action or process of forgiving or being forgiven. Often, we are told that fear is powerful enough to keep us from attaining our goals and living our best lives. But it's not always fears ... sometimes a thing that holds us back is forgiveness. This morning's message during service was titled "Let's Straighten it Out" in which the Pastor spoke about forgiveness. Many people say that they can't forgive because they don't feel it. Huh? What is it about forgiveness that we must feel? For a long time, it’s how my mind operated and during service Pastor said something that struck a nerve and made me say β€œWOW!” His words were:   FORGIVENESS IS NOT A FEELING.  FORGIVENESS IS A PROMISE! Think about it as such ... it's like trusting God or waking up in the morning. God wants both of these for us no matter how we feel, and he wants forgiveness in the same way. After all, hasn't HE forgiven us (an...