Forgive Yourself

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• About this program?
• About Emotions
  • Understanding Emotions
  • Attribute-Behavior Model
  • The Emotional Process
  • Recognize our Emotions
  • Identify our Emotions
  • Examine our Emotions
  • Releasing our Emotions
  • Reflect on our Emotions
• Our beliefs
  • Our Manual: The Bible
  • Our Model: Jesus
  • Self Value
  • How does God see me
  • Understanding the World
  • Putting it together
• Unhealthy Symptoms
  • Emotional Detachment
  • Depression
  • Addictions
  • Guilt
  • Legalism
  • Condemnation
• Emotional Health
  • Self Awareness
  • Self Content
  • Whole Person in-sync
• Emotional Hurts
  • Source of Hurts
  • Relive our Hurts
• Emotional Transformation
  • Forgiveness
  • Forgive Yourself
  • Social Awareness
  • Relationship Management

I must come to a place and time that I have to forgive myself for my mistakes, most people find this much harder than to forgiving others, but it is as important.

I must release myself from hurt...

Jesus has forgiven me and paid the price for my sins and mistakes and made me righteous, how can still hold on to that guilt.

Jesus also paid for my mistakes to the victims, as a loving father, He made it right with the victims, just as he making right with me...

Six Steps Toward Forgiving Yourself

1. Take out a sheet of paper and write your name at the top. Now take some time to think about all of those things you’ve never let go of in your past that you haven’t forgiven yourself for.

2. Write down what those transgressions are and who you hurt; how you hurt them, etc. Was it verbal or physical abuse? Dishonesty? Neglecting someone you cared about? Betrayal? Rejection? Theft? Rape? Lying? Addiction? Adultery?

3. Write down how you feel about yourself because of these unresolved feelings over your past mistakes. Be very honest with yourself. Although you may have made amends or been forgiven by others, do you still feel unworthy? God knows how you feel and He sees your heart. Express on paper how you feel and let the emotions flow – release them!

4. Decide to forgive yourself. Forgiveness is not a feeling but a decision of the will and one of the greatest Gifts from God. He has told us to forgive and that He will give us the power to do so – but it all begins with the decision to do so.

5. Take your list to God and acknowledge your forgiveness to Him. “Lord, I come to You today and give up my unforgiveness. I forgive myself for ____________________. At this moment, I choose not to hold these offenses against myself, but put them into Your Hands. God, heal my emotional wounds and help me to be able to move forward without regrets and help me to let go of the past and start fresh. God give me the ability to offer upliftment and comfort to someone else with the same comfort you have given me. I release my past sins of ____________into Your Hands.”

6. Destroy the list in private. This visual exercise can be very freeing. Whether you decide to shred it, burn it or tear it up and scatter it in the trash, imagine your past mistakes being destroyed and floating away in the same manner.

This is what it means to be “born again.” The Lord doesn’t want us to dwell on what has happened before – our lives as Christians are about who we are now and in the future, walking in forgiveness and love. So give yourself a wonderful gift that is free of charge and yet priceless this year – forgive yourself!

Prayer:

Heavenly Father,

Alone with You in this moment of meditation and prayer, I release any unresolved feelings of resentment or regret.

Help me through this process of healing.

I release to you any unresolved feelings that I have toward myself. I understand that not forgiving myself is disobedience toward you.

Forgive me for any pain that I have caused in the lives of others. Forgive me for not letting go of the past and moving forward in love.

I experience now the relief of forgiveness to the depths of my being.

Heavenly Father, I acknowledge and give thanks for Your love that strengthens me, comforts and soothes me emotionally, mentally, physically and spiritually.

In the complete fullness of Your Love, I can and do forgive myself.

Thank you, Heavenly Father, for healing my heart and bringing Joy and Meaning back into my life.

In the Name of Jesus, Amen. This is a new beginning releasing the past and embracing forgiveness. Forgiveness opens the door to the enrichment of all our relationships so that they flourish with understanding and love. With the forgiveness we express today we open the way to a brighter future.

Reference

Robert Moment is a Christian business coach, speaker and author of newly published book, God Will Always Be There for You. Robert is passionate about empowering individuals on how to experience God’s love, power , joy, peace, and prosperity. Visit http://www.ChristianInspirational.org and sign-up for the FREE http://christianinspirational.org/how-to-forgive-yourself