Sunday, September 22, 2013

Unforgiveness & Pride


Unforgiveness and Pride

Unforgiveness is a cancer of the soul. It eats away at the heart of man and then causes the body to destroy itself. More importantly, it makes it impossible for God to forgive the one holding unforgiveness. It separates, divides, and destroys. When yielded to it becomes a tool of the devil to steal, kill and destroy.

Mark 11:26 (KJV) But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.

Pride is poison to the soul and clouds discerning and judgment. It numbs the senses and brings destruction to every meaningful relationship. Pride blinds one to everything beautiful in others and causes separation from heavenly things. Deception begins to set up demonic strongholds in the mind and emotions when pride finds a foothold in a beleiver's life. Pride will cause the one who should (could) be above (the head) to wind up low, beneath (the tail).

Proverbs 16:18 (KJV) Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.

Proverbs 29:23 (KJV) A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.

Don't carry unforgiveness. Forgive even the one who refuses to see their own fault. You must release them into the hands of the only Righteous Judge. You don't have to allow them to abuse you any longer nor do you have to agree what has been done is right. You just recognize that only God can handle it properly.

Be quick to forgive and restore those who will accept rebuke, repent, and become teachable.

Luke 17:3-4 (KJV) Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him. And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.

Let go of pride and esteem others more highly than you do yourself. Do all you can to help them succeed.

Philippians 2:3 (KJV) Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.
 

 

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