Forgiving an Enemy
The ease with which we forgive others is in part determined by the size of the offense and who it is, right? Many consider their ex-boyfriend or girlfriend, or ex-spouse an enemy. Jesus specifically told us to pray for our enemies, even more to love them. One great way to love them is to forgive them, just as the Lord has forgiven you. Maybe pray this, Lord, in response to your forgiving mercy, give me a grateful heart, so much so, that I am able to forgive those who have hurt me. Amen.
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The ease with which we forgive others is in part determined by the size of the offense and who it is, right? Many consider their ex-boyfriend or girlfriend, or ex-spouse an enemy. Jesus specifically told us to pray for our enemies, even more to love them. One great way to love them is to forgive them, just as the Lord has forgiven you. Maybe pray this, Lord, in response to your forgiving mercy, give me a grateful heart, so much so, that I am able to forgive those who have hurt me. Amen.
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Ron Deal
Ron L. Deal is one of the most widely read and viewed experts on blended families in the country. He is Director of FamilyLife Blended® for FamilyLife®, founder of Smart Stepfamilies™, and the author and Consulting Editor of the Smart Stepfamily Series of books including the bestselling Building Love Together in Blended Families: The 5 Love Languages® and Becoming Stepfamily Smart (with Dr. Gary Chapman), The Smart Stepfamily: 7 Steps to a Healthy Family, and Preparing to Blend. Ron is a licensed marriage and family therapist, popular conference speaker, and host of the FamilyLife Blended podcast. He and his wife, Nan, have three sons and live in Little Rock, Arkansas. Learn more at FamilyLife.com/blended.
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Okay, let’s face it some people are just easier to forgive than others.
Ron: Okay, let’s face it some people are just easier to forgive than others.
Announcer: For FamilyLife Blended®, here’s Ron Deal.
Ron: The ease with which we forgive others is in part determined by the size of the offense and who it is, right? A lot of people consider their ex-boyfriend or girlfriend, or ex-spouse an enemy. It’s odd—romance makes you friends and a break-up makes you enemies.
Well, Jesus specifically told us to pray for our enemies, even more to love them. And one great way to love them is to forgive them, just as the Lord has forgiven you. Maybe pray this, “Lord, in response to your forgiving mercy, give me a grateful heart, so much so, that I am able to forgive those who have hurt me.” Amen. For FamilyLife Blended, I’m Ron Deal.
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