Choosing Forgiveness: Your Journey to Freedom | 
| Author: Nancy Leigh Demoss
Publisher: Moody Publishers
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Pages: 256
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ISBN: 0802432530
Dewey Decimal Number: 248
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Publication Date: April 1, 2008
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Scripture says that offenses will happen. People will let us down and we will let others down, as well. Forgiveness is left up to us to pray about and then practice. Far from minimizing the hurt of the offense, readers are called to understand that offering forgiveness and letting go of bitterness is the only way to walk in faithfulness. Drawing on biblical teaching of our call to forgive, Nancy shows the reader that forgiveness is a choice- and the only pathway to true freedom.
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 Turning the Other Cheek June 6, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
There's nothing harder to do than to forgive someone who hurt your inner feelings and then acts as if it had been their right to do so. Asking for forgiveness isn't easy, either. It has to work both ways, with equal footing, not one is guilty and the other innocent. It was a mutual discretion and overreacting on the part of the female. We women are good at that, holding grudges and feeling we don't need to give forgiveness when overtures are made by those persons we love. The main thing to remember is that no one owns another. In the movie, 'Smart People,' all the worn-out professor had to say is "I'm sorry. For whatever it was, I am sorry and I love you."
In today's world, you can observe brazen, openly sinful sights everywhere and no one seems to care. They are jaded and don't want to recall the hurtful words or things the other person caused. To the one who had to take the abuse, it is easier to go on and find someone else to love. Let the other stew in his predicament which he brought on himself. Today's t.v. programs have gone too far with the vulgar way to teach their children to act; example, "The Family Guy." It seems impossible, especially on the Fox network, to find a place uncontaminated by images of evil from a violent, polluted world. Not always can we say to ourselves, "I Can Let Go."
It takes a forgiving heart to mend the hurt one caused his loved one. From childhood on we should have been taught to be loving and forgiving to all. But when you grow up without a mother (taken away by God with that foul thing caled cancer), who is there to teach young girls, "It is better to forgive and continue to love the one who was sartastic and carelessly said things he did not mean." It is a valuable life lesson to learn even in later life that God is forgiving, and so we are all children in his image and He is our guide by doing these things so we can learn to avoid the wrong roads.
God still loves the sinner in spite of his bad behavior. Amends can take the place of resentment. Things will never be the same but it is healthful to know that God's blessings come in all sizes and at his own time; some come to us in a quiet way. It is important not to forget to thank God for those blessings. It matters not how small or how large, no matter how simple or how miraculous. Those blessings show us that God is always near and always caring for us. It is hard for a woman to understand the passion her anger and mean act had aroused. Now it is her time and duty to specify why and how she acted the way she did.
Choosing Forgiveness February 3, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Choosing Forgiveness: Your Journey to Freedom This book truly brought clarity to my heart and has been a blessing. If you're serious about forgiving others this book really helps to give understanding in the journey of forgiving.
Forgiveness is always an option July 26, 2007
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
Who do you need to forgive in your life? What resentment do you continue to harbor? What walls have you put up so as not to be hurt again? Nancy Leigh DeMoss invites us to take an honest look at our lives and make the decision to forgive those who have hurt us.
DeMoss doesn't resort to simple solutions. She knows that the pain that readers may have experienced run deep. There are situations of physical and sexual abuse. There are times when loved ones have been hurt deeply or have even been taken away through murder. No, forgiveness is not easy. Nevertheless, it is what God calls us to do.
Withholding forgiveness hurts not only the person we hold in bondage but ourselves as well. "Though it may feel right, though it may seem justified, though it may appear to be the only option available to us . . . The very weapon we use to inflict pain on our offender becomes a sword turned on ourselves, doing far more damage to us - and to those who love me - than to those who have hurt us."
In addition, many have difficulty accepting God's forgiveness. "When we refuse to forgive, something is blocked in our relationship with the Father. [There is] a clear connection between our willingness to extend forgiveness to others, and our ability to appropriate and experience His forgiveness for our own sins."
DeMoss also addresses the need we feel to "make people pay." We may feel that by forgiving people, we are not holding them accountable. We are "letting them off the hook." This is not the case. "According to God's Word, wrongdoers will get their just due." Romans 12 tells us that " `Vengeance is mine. I will repay,' says the Lord." "Forgiveness releases the accused from your custody and turns him over to God . . . the one and only One who is both able and responsible for meting out justice."
DeMoss has penned a thought-provoking and insightful book. All of us can use the reminder to forgive, and the encouragement to work through the pain of our past, to wipe the slate clean. She makes the case that forgiveness is a decision, much more than a feeling. She invites us to reconsider what it means to forgive and most importantly, she calls us to forgive.
Choosing Forgiveness February 8, 2007
15 out of 16 found this review helpful
This book is awesome. Why waste our life on being bitter. God knew before we were born what we would go through and with his help we can forgive anyone of anything. It is life changing, I have bought several copies and the book on CD to share with friends. You will never be the same if you read it and apply it to you life. We don't always have control over what happens in our lives but we do have control over our our reaction to those events. I can not stress enough how wonderful it feels to forgive,the book tells you how.
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