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AboutI am a 22 year-old son and brother, residing in York, PA. I currently work for LCBC (Lives Changed By Christ) Church. Youu0026#8217;ll find me rooting on the Eagles, Orioles, Nittany Lions, and Tar Heels, watching The Office and Star Wars, listening to Coldplay, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, and The Killers, and reading anything related to spiritual formation or leadership. I graduated from Ohio Valley University in 2016 with a BA in Biblical Studies. My passion is to help people take hold of the full life that God has given to them, not just for eternity, but for today. John 10:10.
31 Days In Proverbs

31 Days In Proverbs: Proverbs 19

August 19, 2018

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“Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.” (Proverbs 19: 11)

I don’t really have a devotional thought today. I actually have a question. A question that I think could free you from the pain of your past. A question that could make your relationships better. A question that could help you live a life more closely aligned with Jesus. So here it is:

What is something that you can forgive someone for, that you should forgive someone for?

I get it. Forgiveness is hard, especially for those of us who hold grudges so easily. I know there are some of you who have been hurt in ways that are unimaginable to me, and that the last thing you want to hear is that you should forgive. Which is why I’m not asking you to think about the worst thing anyone’s ever done to you, and then go and forgive them for it. Maybe you’re not ready for that.

But what you can be ready for is an answer to the question I asked. What is something that you can forgive someone for, that you should forgive someone for? Proverbs 19 says that it is to our glory when we overlook (or forgive) an offense. So what’s an offense done to you that you can leave behind? As I said…I think it would set you free.

-Brett

One response to “31 Days In Proverbs: Proverbs 19”

noelks52

January 19, 2021 at 2:17 pm

GOD has spoken to me whenever I have been treated in a way that upset me. JESUS taught us to how pray in the LORD’s Prayer and it includes forgiveness.
“And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.”
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭6:12‬ ‭NIV‬‬
To not forgive others leaves distractions and misery in our hearts. Forgiving others washes that away and fills our hearts with GOD’s peace.
And I often think when I pray the LORD’s Prayer that I am asking GOD to forgive me the way I forgive others. I surely want to completely forgive anyone who troubles me and pray for their well-being and their relationship with our LORD and Savior.

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