Category forgiveness

Amending Fences

Making a sincere direct amends is my part in experiencing freedom and building bridges with those I hurt.

12 Steps, caretakers, forgiveness, Terri Fornear

Terri Fornear
January 19, 2015

Step 8 gives me a chance to list those I have hurt and become willing or courageous to “love” them - whether they receive it or not. This step opens the door for me to see the pain I’ve caused others and set me free from making my pain master over my feelings and thoughts about myself.

12 Steps, caretakers, forgiveness, God's love, grace, resentment, Terri Fornear

Terri Fornear
August 21, 2014

If I’m an Emotional and Spiritual Mess, Will God Answer My Prayers?

Burst out of those hiding places, put on the forgiveness of Jesus Christ, and get back into the fight with passion and perseverance in His power.

battling cancer, caretakers, Divine Healing, emotions, faith and unbelief, fear, forgiveness, melanoma survivors, power of God, prayer, sickness and sin, surviving melanoma, weakness & strength

Joe Fornear
January 17, 2014

Decisions, Decisions, Decisions

As I grow in knowing the real Jesus, I detach from religion and attach to the God who speaks His love into my understanding!

12 Steps, caretakers, faith and unbelief, forgiveness, goodness of God, rest, Terri Fornear

Terri Fornear
January 10, 2014

New Freedom App Available

The Single Most Destructive Attitude We Can Have – Part 4 – Resenting Yourself – By Joe Fornear If resentment is a bad idea, self-resentment is an even worse one. We get beat up enough in life without piling on…

comfort, forgiveness, grace, melanoma survivors, sickness and sin, surviving melanoma

Joe Fornear
July 3, 2013

Don’t Release the Kraken… on Yourself!

Interestingly, before God restores Job’s health, family and fortunes, He asks him to pray for the well-being of his friends, releasing them from the scars they inflicted. After all, the Lord did not want Job’s nightmare to continue. Whether real or imagined, revenge only breeds more pain. So don’t release the Kraken… on yourself!

battling cancer, forgiveness, grace, handling trials, melanoma survivors, power of God, resentment, surviving melanoma

Joe Fornear
May 20, 2013
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The Single Most Destructive Attitude You Can Have

– By Joe Fornear While fighting cancer, caretaking, or just navigating everyday hurts, one attitude will bring more pain and sadness into our lives than any other – resentment. I know this from years of pastoring; counseling patients, caretakers and…

cancer support, caretakers, depression and cancer, emotions, forgiveness, resentment, suffering, surviving melanoma

Joe Fornear
April 29, 2013
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Skip the Guilt Trip

God intended blame to die at Calvary, so let's allow our guilt trips to stop at the cross too.

battling cancer, cancer support, forgiveness, grace, melanoma survivors

Joe Fornear
September 19, 2012

Fear Is a Choice

Please note: the ability and power to overcome fear does not come from you – it comes from Him!

cancer support, faith and unbelief, forgiveness, goodness of God, handling trials, melanoma survivors, power of God, surviving melanoma

Joe Fornear
January 31, 2012

Resolving the Past

Let’s be real, we all accumulate baggage on our journeys. We load up with shortcomings, regrets, and sins. So how do we resolve these issues so that we can live free in the here and now? Sins. Who hasn’t mistreated,…

forgiveness, handling trials, sickness and sin

Joe Fornear
June 9, 2011