40 Days to Total Forgiveness
A Journey to Break Free
Published on 4. June 2019
120 pages
978-1-62999-632-5 (ISBN)
Description
Forgiving others doesn't just grant you peace. It gets you right with God. This book will help you understand the importance of the mandate in God's Word to forgive others and teach you what steps to take to totally forgive.FEATURES AND BENEFITSA powerful message reflecting biblical teachings on forgivenessBible verses for deeper studyRelevant prayersJournaling space to reflect on what God is saying to you as you meditate on each devotionForgiving others totally is a core message of the gospel. Jesus forgives us completely and unconditionally, and we are to do the same. But how do we make the choice to let go of the unforgiveness in our hearts? Are you holding on to bitterness or unforgiveness toward someone who has wronged you? Are you feeling a lack of freedom and peace in your spirit because of it? It's time to get right with God by letting go of the past and releasing both the people and the pain. In this forty-day devotional based on R. T. Kendall's best-selling work Total Forgiveness, you will find inspirational readings to guide you into a new place of peace and joy. You will learn: The mandate to forgiveMisconceptions about forgivenessWhat total forgiveness looks likeSteps to take to total forgivenessThe ultimate proof of total forgiveness
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R.T. Kendall was the pastor of Westminster Chapel in London, England, for twenty-five years. Born in Ashland, Kentucky, he was educated at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (MDiv) and Oxford University (DPhil). Dr. Kendall is the author of more than fifty-five books, including Total Forgiveness; Popular in Heaven, Famous in Hell; and his most recent, More of God.
Content
- Intro
- TITLE PAGE
- COPYRIGHT PAGE
- CONTENTS
- PREFACE
- INTRODUCTION: WHAT IS TOTAL FORGIVENESS?
- SECTION I: CLEARING UP THE MISCONCEPTIONS
- DAY 1 FORGIVENESS IS NOT APPROVING OR JUSTIFYING WHAT HAPPENED
- DAY 2 FORGIVENESS IS NOT EXCUSING OR PARDONING WHAT HAPPENED
- DAY 3 FORGIVENESS IS NOT RECONCILING, FORGETTING, OR PRETENDING YOU'RE NOT HURT
- DAY 4 FORGIVENESS IS NOT DENYING WHAT HAPPENED OR NOT TAKING IT SERIOUSLY
- DAY 5 FORGIVENESS IS NOT BLINDNESS TO WHAT HAPPENED
- SECTION II: CAN YOU LEARN TO FORGIVE?
- DAY 6 CONSIDER THE CONSEQUENCES
- DAY 7 RESIST RESENTMENT AND REVENGE
- DAY 8 BE HONEST ABOUT BITTERNESS
- DAY 9 CONFRONT YOUR CRITICAL SPIRIT
- DAY 10 STOP PLAYING GOD
- DAY 11 WHEN YOU CAN-AND CAN'T-HELP OTHERS
- DAY 12 THE CHOICE IS YOURS
- SECTION III: WHOM DO YOU NEED TO FORGIVE?
- DAY 13 "FORGIVE US AS WE ALSO HAVE FORGIVEN"
- DAY 14 FORGIVING YOUR ENEMIES
- DAY 15 BEYOND FORGIVENESS: LOVING YOUR ENEMIES
- DAY 16 FORGIVING YOUR FRIENDS
- DAY 17 FORGIVING YOURSELF
- DAY 18 WHY IS IT HARD TO FORGIVE YOURSELF?
- DAY 19 GUILT VS. GRACE
- DAY 20 FOUR THINGS PEOPLE HOLD AGAINST GOD
- DAY 21 FIVE STEPS TO FORGIVING GOD
- DAY 22 HOW TO KNOW YOU HAVE FORGIVEN GOD
- SECTION IV: DO YOU KNOW IF YOU'VE FORGIVEN-TOTALLY?
- DAY 23 JOSEPH'S EXAMPLE OF TOTAL FORGIVENESS
- DAY 24 YOU'VE FORGIVEN WHEN YOU DON'T NEED TO TALK ABOUT IT
- DAY 25 YOU'VE FORGIVEN WHEN YOU DON'T WANT THEM TO BE INTIMIDATED
- DAY 26 YOU'VE FORGIVEN WHEN YOU CAN SET THEM FREE FROM GUILT
- DAY 27 YOU'VE FORGIVEN WHEN YOU CAN LET THEM SAVE FACE
- DAY 28 YOU'VE FORGIVEN WHEN YOU CAN PROTECT THEM FROM THEIR GREATEST FEAR
- DAY 29 YOU'VE FORGIVEN WHEN YOU CAN MAKE A LIFELONG COMMITMENT
- DAY 30 YOU'VE FORGIVEN WHEN YOU CAN PRAY FOR THEM TO BE BLESSED
- SECTION V: ARE YOU READY TO BE SET FREE FROM THE PAST?
- DAY 31 OVERCOMING THE ACCUSER
- DAY 32 THE FIRST R OF SPIRITUAL WARFARE: RECOGNIZE
- DAY 33 THE SECOND R OF SPIRITUAL WARFARE: REFUSE
- DAY 34 THE THIRD R OF SPIRITUAL WARFARE: RESIST
- DAY 35 TEN STEPS TO FREEDOM
- DAY 36 PRINCIPLES OF TOTAL FORGIVENESS
- DAY 37 THE ULTIMATE PROOF
- DAY 38 FIVE STAGES OF PRAYING FOR YOUR ENEMIES
- DAY 39 LOVE SAYS, "LET IT GO!"
- DAY 40 LET THE PAST BE THE PAST-AT LAST
- NOTES
