God Is So Good ! When I Was Diagnosed With Breast Cancer

Forgiveness is what holds and brings relationships together. If you stay angry for long, your heart stubbornly hardens. But if you choose to forgive, you will be filled with the grace of God. We are all sinners and should never carry a

Before the question of forgiveness can be answered something to consider is what does it mean to forgive. The act of forgiveness can be seen as many things, for example it can be seen as the pardoning of an action done by one person by another. It can also be seen as the letting go of feelings of resentment and vengeance against another person. According to Hans Habe in The Sunflower, “Forgiveness is the imitation of God” (163). This

It is also vital to look at Wilson’s view on the practice of forgiveness and how if an individual decides to ignore it, it can place a road block in their process of change. She believes that God speaks about forgiveness for the following reasons:” (1) we are all sinners with whom to relate so we’ll need to become skillful forgivers (2) God makes forgiveness a centerpiece of our healing process because living in un-forgiveness is so much worse (Wilson, 2001).

Life, as we all know is saturated with misfortune. Most of us are able to go through these and learn from and exempt ourselves. Yet, this isn’t always the case. People are faced with bone riveting experiences that often take a long time to get over, if they ever do get over it. These episodes brew in our brain popping up at the most random points often bringing our tone down. Although these experiences may scare us and fill us with ruefulness and penitence, we can’t continue to live in the past and let these regrets habituate us. Self forgiveness is a remedy to healing and to moving on in life, no matter how hard it is.

I was raised in a very religious household. I was raised to believe in God and all the miracles that he has bestowed upon the earth. I have witnessed my own miracle from God. I was diagnosed with cancer when I was twenty-seven. I had thyroid cancer and when they went in to remove my thyroid gland, they clipped my vocal cords and rendered me speechless. The Dr. told my family and me that I would not be able to talk again, but they were able to get the cancer that had grown around my vocal cords. I was devastated. I was never a quiet person and in fact, I believed that my personality was my best attribute.

This week in conversing with my father, we had a very insightful conversation about forgiveness, and sin that is greater than others. Mark (dad), cannot get to a point where he believes that prisoners can be forgiven fully for some of the crimes they have been convicted for. My “soap box” if you will, was taking a stance that all sin is equal in the eyes of our God. His stance was sin is not equal so we should treat the prisoners differently in terms of “they have had their chance and blew it” attitude. The way I explained this to him this very difficult point was to go to the final word of authority; scripture. There is only one unforgivable sin which is blaspheming the Holy Spirit. “And so I tell you, every kind of sin and slander can be forgiven, but blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.”(New

Sometimes there is no win-win, and we have to be willing to forgive and to move forward. Psalms 130:3 “If you, Lord kept a record of sins, Lord, who could stand” (New International Version). Clearly, there is none among us who is without

While numerous teachings Jesus conveyed were challenging, many people believe his call for forgiveness to be extremely difficult to practice. It is not easy to pardon, or even love someone who has betrayed us. These sins people commit against can leave behind scars, and it can take a long time in order for our pain to be healed (Saint Mary’s Bible,1456). Moreover, when we have been wronged, it might be tempting to seek revenge against on the person who has done us wrong, to make him or her hurt as we have been. Additionally, if we do not seek vengeance, we might hold onto feelings directed against that person and well into the future. After we have been wounded in a specific way it is difficult to let our guard down and be vulnerable again

In our brokenness it is difficult to admit that we are even broken and need Jesus. Some never get to the point where they identify that they need God, but the do often identify that the need some sort of help. I believe that it is important for us to confess our sins and wrong doings. It helps clear the conscious of what we have done that is bad and brings to light that we are broken and not perfect in this fallen world. This is one of the hardest things is not only confess that we are sinful in nature. To go along with confession of sin, it is difficult to offer forgiveness to those who have sinned against us. Those who have sinned against us have hurt us, sometimes physically but always emotionally. These wounds are hard to heal but can only be done through forgiveness. I can understand the importance of forgiveness and letting go of the hatred in our hearts, but personally living out these words and actions have been difficult for me. I have the desire to let go of transgressions that others have placed upon me, but actually following through is harder to live up to. I believe that it is easier to ask other for forgiveness than offering it to others forgiveness is the only way to emotionally move on from that particular time of pain. Through forgiveness we not only set our transgressors free from their sins, but we set ourselves free of the pain.

Asking for forgiveness and forgiving to many is the hardest thing to do but we must remember in the book of Matthew (18:21-22) Peter said to the Lord: “Lord if another member of the church sins against me, how often should I forgive? As many as seven times?” Jesus said to him, “Not seven times, but, I tell you, seventy-seven times.” In this paper, the chosen case study will give the reader a better understanding of what forgiveness is to Jesus. Forgiveness is a big part of the Bible and if Jesus forgives us of our sins we too must learn to be as forgiving as him.

When asing and preparing for forgiveness people get mixed feelings for example they may feel guilt and sadness knowing they have hurt themselves for someone else. When asking for forgiveness people should understand that there are things needed to face due to there mistakes and doing so makes the situation better and much easier. A way that the scripture is lived out in the contemporary Catholic community is how the father took his son and celebrated at his return, to show him that he is loved no matter what and in any circumstance he will be accepted into his own home. This is lived in the Catholic community by how anyone is accepted not matter looks, colour, belief, colour etc god and the community will take you in as their own. We have learnt that god will forgive us and help us in our needed times and when we are struggling. As god's children god understands hardship and chooses to forgive us if we surrender ourselves to him and choose not to make the decision

This verse explains my entire query. Jesus Christ is the epitome of forgiveness. He frequently mentions His opposition to sin, but with that comes His willingness to forgive and forget. In Isaiah 15:16, it explains that “Your hands are full of blood! Wash and make yourselves clean.

Thus, we have to admit that we are human, non-perfect and cannot forgive others in own strength. We need God, the Almighty to change our minds and hearts. Sande writes, " "Forgiveness is neither a feeling, nor forgetting, nor excusing. It is an act of the will.

--How many times has my life been spared by God’s grace? Last Wednesday, following a trip to Sylas and Maddie’s with a friend, I was walking on Mass Street and I realized I had been ignoring the light that signals at what time pedestrians can cross the road. I was so used to walking on the KU campus that I subconsciously assumed the vehicles would stop for me. Thankfully, I recognized my mistake before I was hit by a car. I know that this was not luck, as many would say, but the protection of God. Throughout my life, I have been in countless life-threatening situations, whether I was aware of them or not. While my mother was carrying me, she was involved in a car accident which could have seriously harmed my development. By the grace of God,

So many times we are like the older brother in the story of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32).