Christy Johnson - Prison Break

Matthew 18:21-35

Forgiveness is not about keeping score, it's about loosing count. The enemy's plan is to keep us bound up in our offense, anger, and rage so we cannot walk into the fullness of what God has for us. We gotta serve an eviction notice to the enemy's lie and release our pain and know that through Jesus we can receive healing from the inside out. Forgiveness is not acting like nothing happened, it's saying this pain will no longer control me.Things to know about unforgiveness:

1. Unaddressed hurt can turn into hate.
2. If we do not heal what hurt us, we will bleed on those that never cut us.
3. Everything we do, doesn't only affect us but also everyone around us.

Things yo know about forgiveness

1. Forgiveness is not excusing the behavior but it's saying, that behavior won't destroy our heart anymore.
2. Taking pain caused by people to God in prayer will always change our perspective.
3. Our blessings come with how we handle forgiveness.

Repentance leads to God's forgiveness in the kingdom. When we ask for forgiveness, Jesus gives it to us. We should able to forgive those that hurt us, as many times as Jesus would forgive us for our sins. If we have been forgiven, we should be able to forgive those who hurt us. Forgiveness allows us to heal from our pain. We have to be healed so those wounds can turn into scars and we can tell the word, "I know how it's like to be hurt, but I also know what its like to be healed." This is how we break out of the prison of unforgiveness.

Application: Have you found yourself stuck in the prison of unforgiveness because of the pain you've experienced? What wounds of you need to allow to heal, so you can walk in the fullness of what god has for you? Who do you need to forgive today to begin healing from the inside out?Prayer:
Lord, I repent for harboring unforgiveness in my heart towards those that have hurt me. I realize that my unforgiveness has stopped you from doing all that you want to do in my life and through me. I forgive those who have hurt me and ask that you begin to heal me from that pain. Today, I chose to break out of the prison I have been stuck in. In Jesus name I pray, Amen