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Struggling to overcome the Past

Hi Karen,

Its been a while , I prayed and sought God's forgiveness for my sins in the past saying in the prayers" the remembrance of them is grievous unto us". Since then i try to pray regularly and seek God's will, submitting to HIM completely.

I have made many mistakes, many of which I could have easily avoided by listening to the Voice of Peace inside me and obeying HIM . But now I feel that HE has forgiven me completely. He speaks to me through GOD TV, Bible , and many times through friends telling me very soon HE is about to bless me abundantly and I need to believe in HIS forgiveness and constant love.

Dear karen, I feel scared wondering , can forgiveness for such grave sins come to me so fast, am I really feeling HIS presence in my Life or is this some state of my mind that is sub-consciously sustaining me.

I pray for HIS peace whenever i am overwhelmed with my past, struggling with three things all at the same time- pain and hurt of the past, resisting temptations and fighting loneliness in present and huge uncertainty in my near future. My family is praying for my marriage, they have plans, i have left it in God's hands. Request you to please pray for me, for peace, forgiveness, HIS will for my marriage and courage to face my future, to accept HIS will even if i don't like it very much initially.

Please advice.
Thanks for your support

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Struggling to overcome the Past

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Aug 06, 2010
I Agree
by: Susan

So now , I choose to forgive and move on.Feels like a big load off , yes it does.Your right, its not about feeling but about a choice. HE has really blessed me with the strength to do it and I now "choose" to do it and never get back to old ways.

Thanks so much for your support, now i know why i could not so it for so long.

I shall certainly read the book,I already watch all Joyce Myer sermons as she is one of my fav speakers and the book reference is really good- sounds like a plan!!!

Lots of love,
Susan

Aug 05, 2010
Choose to forgive
by: Karen

Hi Susan,

Forgiveness is a choice, not a feeling. If you wait until you FEEL like forgiving, you'll never do it.

But even if you choose to forgive someone, that doesn't mean you have to keep that person in your life if their behavior is destructive or sucks the life out of you. God never said you have to keep putting up with bad treatment.

The key to learning how to trust your instincts again is learning how to tune those instincts into God's leading. When you get good at hearing from God, you will learn to follow that feeling of peace. You'll get used to the Holy Spirit nudging you to move in the right direction. You'll start recognizing when God is doing something in your life.

Susan, there is a book that I would highly recommend for you. It's How to Hear From God: Learn to Know His Voice and Make the Right Decisions

Read it and re-read it until it gets deep inside where it will make a difference.

Blessings,

Karen

Aug 05, 2010
Thanks a lot
by: Susan

Dear karen ,

Thanks so much for such a prompt reply. I deeply appreciate your counseling for people dealing with pain and confusion. I would need your advice on forgiveness. How do we forgive a person we feel has been selfish with us by faking their bad motives with love and care.

My personality had changed so much in 2009- the last three years i have been struggling with a breakup and it left me very bitter person. Now that I decided to let go and be a loving , caring person I was initially, it stills seems very difficult to forgive and forget. As if that is not enough my life is pacing ahead where new people are about to enter my life and i must make decisions whether to go on with them or not.

But I feel very weak mentally to make an decisions or choices and detest all talk of relationships. Please advice.

Regards

Aug 04, 2010
Letting go
by: Karen

Letting go of what lies behind is one of the great things about becoming a Christian. God's Word says the old person passes away and we become a new creature in Christ. Ain't it great? :)

Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could just take every great Bible verse and promise and just absorb it right down into our very soul so that it makes an instant difference? Wouldn't it be great if we could literally change all the bad stuff into right stuff just by becoming true Christians?

There is a disconnect somewhere along the way between what we say we believe and the way we act on what we say we believe.

When God's Word gets inside you and you believe it with all your heart and soul, it's planted. It stays. But it takes a while for that Word and it's miracle power to work it's way out so you can literally see the changes in your life.

Sometimes God does an instant miracle and people are literally changed over night. But most often, and I find this is definitely true for me as well, is that the work just begins after you plant the Word in your heart. God trades you beauty for ashes but only if you're willing to completely give Him the ashes.

Every day you speak the positive, life affirming Word over your life. Every day you spend time in worship and prayer, praising God for what He's ALREADY done in your life. And every day you look for ways to be a blessing to somebody else.

When you spend your time doing those things, you're able to stop worrying about your past. You're giving it to God and expecting Him to make something good out of it. And He will as long as you don't give up.

Blessings,

Karen

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