AUTHOR: LAURIE PINKINS
It’s the Most Wonderful Time
to Forgive
Learn how to overcome the stress of the holiday blues through extending forgiveness and patience toward others.
The holiday season can be a stressful time of year. You are oftentimes forced into celebration settings with co-workers, friends or relatives who you may not get along with. The holiday season is the perfect time to extend forgiveness and patience.
“With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;” Ephesians 4:2 KJV
Why are the holidays a wonderful time to forgive?
Forgiveness is a gift from GOD to you. It is also a reflection of HIS love. GOD sent HIS only begotten son JESUS CHRIST to die on the cross for your sins. This allows you to experience the gift of GOD’s forgiveness of sins through JESUS. Oftentimes, you hear the slogan and song lyrics JESUS is the reason for the season. Allow this to be true in how you forgive and practice patience. Give yourself and others the gift of forgiveness to reflect GOD’s love. There is no greater gift you can give. The holidays are a wonderful time to extend forgiveness toward others because it is a reflection of GOD’s love.
“By pureness, by knowledge, by long suffering, by kindness,
by the HOLY GHOST, by love unfeigned,”
2 Corinthians 6:6 KJV
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Forgiveness is a reflection
of GOD's love.
give yourself and others the gift of forgiveness
during the holiday season.
Reasons to Forgive
The following are reasons to extend forgiveness toward others:
- Healthier relationships
- Improved mental health
- Improved physical health
- Circumvent stress and anxiety
- Emotional freedom
- GOD requires for you to forgive, in order to receive HIS forgiveness
“For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly FATHER will also forgive you: But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your FATHER forgive your trespasses.”
Matthew 6:14-15 KJV
Forgiveness gives you freedom. Extending forgiveness towards others releases you from emotional and physical strain. Unforgiveness will deteriorate you. Clinging on to offenses and grudges will exhaust you mentally, emotionally and physically. You may compromise your physical health through unforgiveness. Studies show chronic pain, cardiovascular complications, high blood pressure, hypertension and sleep disorders may be complex symptoms of the strain from unforgiveness. Forgiveness allows you to flourish in your healing journey. You no longer hold others responsible to set you free from pain. You set yourself free by forgiving.
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Signs You are a Patient Person
Waiting
You remain still for an extended amount of time prior to taking action.
Slowing down
You choose to evaluate aspects prior to decision making. You avoid impulsive decisions.
Silent
You are quiet and refrain from providing feedback until all details are provided.
Calm
You are not provoked to respond under pressure or forced to decision making based upon emotions.
Focused
You are observant to the details and seek clarity.
10 Scriptures for Gentleness and Long suffering
“Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great.”
2 Samuel 22:36 KJV
The healing process to overcome unforgiveness can be complex. However, sustainable healing is possible with GOD. There is power in speaking and meditating on the scriptures of the Bible daily. Read, speak, and meditate on the 10 scriptures for gentleness and long suffering.
Extending forgiveness and patience during the holidays
Ask HOLY SPIRIT for the strength to forgive. Extending forgiveness towards co-workers, friends, or relatives that have offended you may be difficult. Prayer is essential to forgive others, because only GOD can provide you with the strength to forgive in love. Pray and ask GOD for HIS strength and discernment to extend forgiveness and patience towards others.
Next Steps
GOD desires for you to extend forgiveness and patience. Forgiveness is a reflection of GOD’s love for you. Use these steps to give yourself and others the gift of forgiveness during the holidays.
Use these steps to extend forgiveness and patience toward others.
- Forgiveness is a reflection of GOD’s love
- Forgiveness gives you freedom
- Extend patience with forgiving
- Pray to GOD for the strength to forgive and extend patience
Read, speak and meditate on the 10 scriptures of the Bible for Long-suffering and Gentleness.
- “The LORD is not slack concerning HIS promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.” 2 Peter 3:9 KJV
- “Put on therefore, as the elect of GOD, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;” Colossians 3:12 KJV
- “Strengthened with all might, according to HIS glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;” Colossians 1:11 KJV
- “With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;” Ephesians 4:2 KJV
- “By pureness, by knowledge, by long suffering, by kindness, by the HOLY GHOST, by love unfeigned,” 2 Corinthians 6:6 KJV
- “But the fruit of the SPIRIT is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,” Galatians 5:22 KJV
- “Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great.” 2 Samuel 22:36 KJV
- “Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great.” Psalm 18:35 KJV
- “For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly FATHER will also forgive you:” Matthew 6:14 KJV
- “But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your FATHER forgive your trespasses.” Matthew 6:15 KJV
Are you having difficulty forgiving others? Want to transform your life today. Get your free consultation with a Life Transformation & Healing coach to start the journey to patience and forgiveness.
And they departed, and went through the towns, preaching the gospel, and healing every where.
Luke 9:6 KJV
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