Like a proud father

Last night at Impact, I spoke on the power of forgiveness and the freedom that comes from forgiving others. Instead of harboring those feelings of anger and hate, forgive and celebrate freedom. I shared of a personal story of my unwillingness to forgive that lasted almost 2 years and the conversation I had with that person the day before. The freedom was overwhelming for finally forgiving him and asking for forgiveness for all the anger and bitterness I had felt towards him! We looked into Ephesians 4:32, "Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you." We came to the conclusion that as Christians, we dont have the right to not forgive. I urged the students to go as soon as we finished and call those that they needed to forgive or ask for forgiveness from...........

And they did!!

I was so shocked by the work the Lord was doing in their lives. As soon as we finished, the front lawn was full of people on their phones calling and finally forgiving people. We even had leaders with cell phones in hand forgiving people in their lives.

They would come running back in telling me all about it!! Some were discouraged by the response but I assured them they did their part. It takes one to forgive and two to reconcile.

Like a proud father, I saw students stepping up and realize the power of forgiveness to reach their potential in Christ.

Reality Students, you rock!!