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Alex Aronson
on 05/14/2022 at 10:21 AM
Otene look me up on Facebook, message me if you need to talk. I’m here for you. I may not have the answers but I can listen. My picture is the scraggly guy(me), next to the exceptional woman(my love) with fireworks in the back.
Garry Teeter
on 05/13/2022 at 08:30 PM
When we talk about forgiveness it is about you, not them. Forgive yourself for holding on to the hurt when you should give that to our LORD. When someone hurts you, hold them accountable and out of love offer correction. If they do not receive the correction, knock the dust off your shoes, let it remain with them and move on,offering prayer for them.
Omar A.
on 05/13/2022 at 06:00 PM
Oten, brother, I am praying for you. Please don’t make permanent decisions to deal with temporary problems. I know I don’t know your situation but I know that many of us have gone through incredible pain, betrayals, and hurt. Don’t give up. Persevere, take it one day at a time. Seek help, go to a local church. Talk to people. Find people that are going through the same or have gone through the same and listen to how they did it and how their lives have now changed. See what they would be missing if they’d given up. Don’t loose hope. Decide now that you’re going to forgive your mistakes or what’s been done against you as God forgives and that you will let God take the lead in your life. Then seek Him and he will change your life. Believe, have Faith, plant the seeds, and give them time to bear fruit. I love you brother. God loves you. 🙏💕🙏
Joe Lizama
on 05/13/2022 at 03:51 PM
Otene, as others have said, you are not alone. God is always with you weather you know it or not. Please reach out to anyone that is willing to just hear you and what you are going through. I just prayed for you that God touched your heart, mind and soul. We are all praying for you. Love you all brothers. Have a blessed day 🙏🙏🙏.
HY
on 05/13/2022 at 03:39 PM
I love this app! Such a blessing in my life, I say thank you!
James Johns
on 05/13/2022 at 03:25 PM
The biggest problem for me. I can forgive someone but I can’t forgive myself
Dan
on 05/13/2022 at 03:03 PM
NJ Blankenship, Forgiving does not mean forgetting. It means we release the situation to God and we restore relationship with that person. However, there are consequences to sin. When someone betrays trust, they need to earn that trust again. it should not be unduly withheld. It should also not be yours to pretend it never happened. Once you truly forgive, you are free to not harbor malice.
Bret Denham
on 05/13/2022 at 02:42 PM
When someone hurts you in many ways not should you forgive them but forgive yourself and let God have it holding on to a grudge or hurt of any kind can only cause more pain the enemy puts thoughts into our heads misleading us into many thoughts that are not of God that's why we must focus on God and then the people around
John
on 05/13/2022 at 02:40 PM
Otene, I am praying for you! God is with you!
David Wade
on 05/13/2022 at 02:15 PM
Otene, I am praying for you. Focus on God and pour out your hurts and pain to Him, He will always be there.
Ashley Jarvis
on 05/13/2022 at 01:54 PM
Otis, I’m praying for you. I explore you to sit and read Matthew 5 in MSG version, it literally saved my own life. “Blessed is he who is at the end of his role…”. It was in my darkest hour that I was saved, realizing that the source of my despair was relying on my own power, and doing the best I knew how to force my Will onto every aspect of my life. I had failed myself in every way imaginable, after years of doing the best I could do on my own. I then made a list of all the things I could think of I was grateful for, there’s far more than you think once you start writing or typing. Todays reading in the Bible app speaks directly to all of this, and I don’t believe in coincidence, neither should you or any of us. Please, try reading scripture in the MSG version. As you first begin this journey in placing your trust with God rather than yourself, this version will hit much better. Praying for you brother, keep coming back and filling your cup. 🙏🏻
Luis richards
on 05/13/2022 at 01:18 PM
Oten, I have just finished praying for you and lifting you before the throne of God. I am adding you to my prayer list and will be praying for you daily. In the mean time I encourage you to contact someone who will pray with you now. Many ministries have prayer lines. I just did a search by "ministries with prayer lines" there are pages of them. pray before choosing for holy spirit to lead you to the right one. I have personally used the victory channel. whichever one you use, just do it...praying fervently for you that God will flood you with LOVE, please keep us updated...God Bless you brother I love you and more importantly GOD loves you!!!!!
Daivd Welcher
on 05/13/2022 at 12:46 PM
Father at this very moment I pray in Jesus holy name that you flood my brother Otene with Your peace! Father allow him to see You and feel Your presence as he never has before! We know Father that You love us in ways our simple mind can't begin to understand so help Otene to lean not on his own understanding. Send the help Father ! Amen
Corey T
on 05/13/2022 at 12:43 PM
We are here for you Otene. Hurting yourself only makes things worse. Not only do we need to forgive others but we must forgive ourselves first.
otene samson
on 05/13/2022 at 12:06 PM
I need help I am depressed confused and distressed. I need help I need help I don’t want to hurt myself. God help me please
njblankenship
on 05/13/2022 at 11:02 AM
For me the hardest part of forgiveness is distinguishing between forgiving and the reality that our wrongful conduct bears consequences. To me, that line is blurry because I want to forgive but, at the same time, the relationship has to have changed. For example, if someone betrays a trust, I need to forgive but does that also mean i have to fully trust that person in the future? Other thoughts ??
Alex Aronson
on 05/13/2022 at 09:20 AM
God is good! Just earlier my coworker was speaking about marriage like a commodity that can be taken lightly and thrown away easily. Continuing and push the subject to the point I got frustrated. God’s timing is perfect and He knew I needed to hear this today. Amen, and glory to you God. And thank you Jesus for your sacrifice!
133/365: A Time To Forgive
Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. ~ Ephesians 4:32
Keeping peace with people who irritate us can be a challenge. God instructs us to forgive our brothers and sisters just as Christ forgave us.
Find a way to forgive those who spin you out of control. Remember that forgiveness is about freeing you - not the person who wronged you.
GO DEEPER: Colossians 3: 12-15
NEXT STEP: Are you holding back forgiveness? It's time to let it go.