As June Hunt continues Chapter 5 of How to Forgive, she lists some of the most common barriers to forgiveness. Of the twelve barriers June lists, three caught my attention: believing that bitterness is a required response to betrayal– “God knows my feelings are normal” requiring an apology or show of repentance– “He shouldn’t be […]
“The fruit of forgiveness is always peace. . . . When we forgive, we free ourselves every bit as much as those who have hurt us.”- June Hunt Today, in Chapter 4 of How to Forgive, June Hunt concludes here discussion of five key factors we know about forgiveness- based on the example of Jesus. […]
“We can extraordinarily love because we are extraordinarily loved. We can extraordinarily forgive because we are extraordinarily forgiven.”- June Hunt June Hunt continues Chapter 4 of How to Forgive by looking at five key factors we know about forgiveness. The first two factors will be discussed today. 1. Forgiveness brings life, not death. Christ brought […]
“To rational, logical minds, extraordinary forgiveness is shocking and, to some, even offensive. It goes against all our instincts.”- June Hunt As June Hunt continues Chapter 4 of How to Forgive, she notes that competition, not forgiveness, is pervasive in our culture. Even those who believe in forgiveness attach all kinds of qualifiers- conditions (for […]
In Chapter 4 (“What Father Gives His Child a Stone”) of How to Forgive, June Hunt cites a study done at Baylor University about ten years ago. The study included a Gallup survey that identified four distinct perceptions of God’s nature and character. The findings were as follows: Authoritarian God (31.4%)- those who believe in […]
“Learning to forgive someone who has wronged us is nothing short of learning to think and act like God.”- June Hunt “Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everybody.”- Romans 12:7 June Hunt concludes Chapter 3 of How to Forgive by discussing what forgiveness […]
“Forgiveness . . . is moving the guilty from your hook to God’s hook.”- June Hunt Today, in Chapter 3 of How to Forgive, June Hunt concludes her discussion of seven misunderstandings about forgiveness. 4. Forgiveness is not excusing the wrong or letting the guilty “get away with it.” Ms. Hunt states that all wrong […]
June Hunt continues her discussion of seven misunderstandings about forgiveness (Chapter 3, How to Forgive) by comparing forgiveness and reconciliation. She also states that forgiveness is not a feeling. 2. Forgiveness is not the same as reconciliation. Forgiveness does not equate with instant reconciliation. Forgiveness doesn’t mean you turn back the clock and start over […]
“By clearing away some of the confusion about forgiveness, we lay the foundation for our own freedom. The stone wall encasing our hearts can be broken, freeing us from our rocks of resentment.”- June Hunt June Hunt begins Chapter 3(“Stone Her! Stone Her! What Forgiveness Is, What Forgiveness Isn’t”) of How to Forgive by citing […]
In Chapter 2 (“The School of Hard Rocks: Reshaping a Hardened Heart”) of How to Forgive, June Hunt speaks of reshaping a hardened heart- hers. Ms. Hunt describes her father as hard as flint with a hair-trigger temper. Although her father was recognized as a visionary business leader, at home the family walked on eggshells […]
“I don’t want those who are hurting to be further hurt by embedded bitterness– simply because they don’t grasp the true meaning of forgiveness . . . or they don’t know the ‘how-to’s’ of forgiveness.”- June Hunt June Hunt is a biblical counselor and founder of Hope For The Heart, a worldwide biblical counseling ministry. […]
The Circle Maker (Zondervan, 2011) Mark Batterson, lead pastor at National Community Church in Washington, DC, wrote The Circle Maker: Praying Circles Around Your Biggest Dreams and Greatest Fears in 2011. Mark’s stated purpose in writing The Circle Maker is to “show you how to claim God-given promises, pursue God-ordained dreams, and seize God-ordained opportunities.” […]