“To err is human, to blame it on someone else is more human.”- Unknown June Hunt continues her presentation (Chapter 8, How to Forgive) of the four stages of forgiveness by discussing stages two and three. Stage Two: Feel the Offense. We may respond to unjust treatment with anger, outrage or even hatred. Ms. Hunt […]
“Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses.”- Proverbs 27:6 Today June Hunt concludes her discussion of seven strategies you can use to retrain your brain to forgive. 5. Practice forgiving the daily wrongs. Ms. Hunt points out that our daily lives are filled with routine affronts. If we are unable […]
“Our understanding of forgiveness must begin with this truth: By God’s design, you are the master of your mind.”- June Hunt “We take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.”- 2 Corinthians 10:5 In Chapter 7 (“Cutting the Bottom Out of the Bag- Resentful Thoughts Released, Not Rehearsed”) of How to Forgive, June […]
“Forgiveness is not a feeling. Indeed, forgiveness is a purposeful decision- an act of the will not dependent on our emotions.”- June Hunt In Chapter 6 (“Removing Hard Rocks of Resentment- Choosing Forgiveness Over Feelings”) of How to Forgive, June Hunt reminds us that we must forgive because God has forgiven us all the more […]
“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 […]
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. […]