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CBN.com -- The first person you probably have not forgiven is yourself. I think that more people have a lack of forgiveness toward themselves than toward anybody else. They are unwilling to forgive themselves and to recognize that God says, As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us (Psalm 103:12). If you are a believer, He has already cleansed your conscience from dead works so that you might serve the living God (Hebrews 9:14). God cleanses us for service so that we are not left with the guilt of past sin. That should be dead, buried, and forgotten. People must forgive all who need forgiveness. If the first person to forgive is yourself, you need to say, God, before You, I forgive myself...

CBN.com “I hate myself,†### said as she wiped tears from her eyes. “I hate myself for being in prison when my mother died.†“Your mother was a godly woman,†I said. “She’s at home in heaven and forgave you long ago.†“But I haven’t forgiven myself,†she moaned. “I’m full of guilt and shame.†### suffers from the pain of divorce. He relives all the things he said and did that destroyed the relationship. As a single parent, he senses the pain his children endure going from one parent’s home to the other, especially over the holidays. ### struggles with health problems because of poor eating habits and a lack of exercise. ### is a recovering alcoholic but his drinking days left him with hepatitis C. ### and ###...

Get Out of Your Boat! But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Take heart; it is I. Do not be afraid.” And Peter answered him, “Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water.” He said, “Come.” Matthew 14:27-29a (ESV) A rather frightening scene... the disciples are a long way from shore, the winds are battering them, the waves are tossing them, it's hours until dawn and they can probably barely see through the spray and the darkness. These circumstances breed fear, uncertainty, perhaps hopelessness in them. And then, from the storm, from the darkness comes His voice... "Come." Often times, our stand for our marriage may seem similar to this story in Matthew. We may not be able to see the "shore" of marriage...

DO YOU NEED TO KNEEL BEFORE THE LORD? For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom his whole family in heaven and on earth derives its name. I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith... Ephesians 3:14-17 How many times have you crumbled on the floor crying out to the Lord to help you as you face your marriage crisis? Will you humbly bow down on your knees before the Lord crying out for your husband or wife's salvation and their obedience to the Lord Jesus Christ's voice before you go to church? In some churches you have the opportunity to kneel every Sunday. Some churches talk throughout the service...

Prayers for February 24, 2014 (prayers for the OP) Father God as we come before you, your word says we must pray for those that persecute us and do wrong to us. Father please convict my hearts so that I am able to forgive ###(OP). I know deep down she is your child and that you wish that none should parish. I know that you love her the same way you love me. Father please go and touch her as only you can Father. Convict her with your love. She is a child of God and human just like me. Help me to remember this daily. Please remove any anger, malice, bitterness or unholy speech from my lips where ###(OP) is concerned, Father. ###(OP) is human just like me. I want her to understand the pain I am going through, but I have not took the...

Psalm 51:1-17 King David's Prayer of Repentance 1. Have mercy upon me, O God, According to Your lovingkindness; According to the multitude of Your tender mercies, Blot out my transgressions. 2. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, And cleanse me from my sin. 3. For I acknowledge my transgressions, And my sin is always before me. 4. Against You, You only, have I sinned, And done this evil in Your sight-- That You may be found just when You speak, And blameless when You judge. 5. Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, And in sin my mother conceived me. 6. Behold, You desire truth in the inward parts, And in the hidden part You will make me to know wisdom. 7. Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean...

Know this...the very core of society as a whole have entered into PERILOUS times, a terminal cancer...infested with and infected by the hand of MAN. Are not the events taking place been told of...Disobedience...the world is in contempt! By the Creator of all things..GOD'S commandments are explicit for the way of brotherly love...that is "IT"...Know this well...MY life was so out of control for over four decades...I and I alone made MY choice's...I lived MY way...I have known the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly!...My personal experience is just that, to share as I have been 'inspired' by a Power greater than myself. A profound 'event' now over one an a half decades ago.."A PROFOUND SPIRITUAL AWAKENING"... out of the darkness of night...a...

HEAVEN IS REAL For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:23 Do you know for certain that if you were to die tonight, you would be going to Heaven? If you do not have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord of your life, my prayer is that today you confess your sins, surrendering your heart and life to the Lord Jesus Christ. How many of your loved ones do not know Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord of their lives? Will you start praying with us for the salvations of your loved ones? Easter is April 20 in 2014. We need to start praying and fasting that they will go to church with you one of the many different services at Easter time. If we claim to be...

I once read a story of a man who visited an infirmed old lady who used to work for a very wealthy man. As the visitor sat next to the lady's bed, a frame hanging on her wall caught his attention. Looking closer, he exclaimed, "Do you know that this is actually the last will and testament of your employer? It names you as the sole beneficiary of all that he has!" For 50 years--since the day her employer passed on--that poor lady had worked day and night eking out an existence for herself, when all of her previous employer's estate had been given to her to enjoy. The story is a great reminder that you received the greatest gift of all - the Lord Jesus Christ. So quit focusing on your failures, regrets, and fear of aging. Focus...

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