Forgiveness: the freedom to let go

Product DescriptionLearn to Forgive, to Break from Bitterness, and to Remove Resentment"I forgive you." These three little words are so simple, soplex, and yet so powerful! Forgiveness gives us permission to let go of recent irritation, bitterness, long-held grudges from minor offenses, and festering hurts that keep us up at night. Relationships filled with resentment and bitterness ultimately perish. Relationships filled with forgiveness ultimately prevail. Learn how you can be an expression of God's grace by forgiving others and find the freedom He intended you to have.June Hunt starts this minibook with a definitions section where she explains each word associated with forgiveness. Learn all forms of forgiveness and the difference between forgiveness and reconciliation. Also included in the definitions section are Biblical examples where Jesus forgave sinners and how we can follow his example. Forgiveness isn't based on a feeling, but rather on the fact that God calls us to forgive.The last section titled, "Steps to Solution", gives you practical advice on how to have a heart of forgiveness with:4 stages of forgiveness Forgiveness vs. reconciliation Honesty required for reconciliation A sample prayer to forgive your offender 7 ways to sustain a forgiving heart And much more!Forgiveness will shed light on the characteristics of an unforgiving heart and the high cost of unforgiveness versus the high reward of forgiveness. Read the captivating story of how Corrie Ten Boom, a woman who survived a Nazi concentration camp, forgave one of her prison guards. Losing her father and sister to that same concentration camp made forgiving this man very hard, for it was only by the grace of God that helped her choose to forgive rather than to be entrapped in bitterness.ReviewAfter decades of counseling men and women from all walks of life, June knows how to lead readers to truth truth that liberates because it is truth from God. --Kay Arthur, Co-founder of Precept Ministries International, and author of When the Hurt Runs Deep-Healing and Hope for Life's Desperate MomentsThose of us who have had to forgive the unforgiveable will find June's materials to be tremendous filled with hope and healing. She speaks from the heart with truth, directly to your broken soul. --Stephen Arterburn, Founder of New Life Ministries and author of Healing Is a ChoiceI love how June defines forgiveness, identifying what it is and what it isn t right from the beginning. By reading this minibook, I was easily able to recognize unforgiveness in my own life by the characteristics listed and the supporting scriptures included. After reading about the characteristics, the costs, and the root cause of unforgiveness, I was finally able to see biblical ways to approach forgiving others. June even included a helpful acronym for maintaining a spirit of forgiveness when it s required again and again. Plus, to help us continually forgive others in our lives, she included scripture to memorize. Love this added feature, and I will bring the scripture to mind when I am tempted to sin when wronged by someone. --Debbie Spencer, Team Rose Representative, Supplied an Advance Reader CopyJune walks you through the step-by-step process to forgive... yes, even the 'unforgiveable.' If you want your days ahead to be better than the days gone by, this is a must read for you. --Dr. Tony Evans, Senior Pastor, Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship, and President of The Urban Alternative.About the AuthorJune Hunt, M.A. Criswell College, is a biblical counselor whose award-winning radio program "Hope for the Heart" is heard on 900 radio outlets around the world. For more than 25 years, she has counseled people, offering them hope for today's problems. June has helped many people with emotional, relational, and spiritual problems experience God's love through biblical hope and practical advice. Early family pain was the catalyst that shaped June'spassionate he