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Forgiveness: Three

Forgiveness: Three There is no fear in love. But perfect love  drives out fear,  because fear has to do with  punishment.  The  one who  fears is not made  perfect in love. 1 John 4:18 NIV Moving forward. I know for me, my trust has been shattered.  I have walls up.  Part of forgiveness is not putting the burden of what one person did on other people, and learning how to have boundaries with those who hurt you.   If fear is part of love, it is not truly love.  Perfect love drives out fear.  So what does that look like? The example we have of truly perfect love is in Jesus.  When I get into a situation where I don't know what to do, I try to focus on how Jesus responded to similar situations, and His teachings on them.  Here's what I know: Jesus had boundaries.  We get a perfect picture of this on the night He goes into the garden to pray.  His disciples come with Him, but His closest three get to come a bit further into the garden with Him, and then He lea
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Forgiveness: Two

Forgiveness: Two She gave this name to the Lord who spoke to her: "You are the God who sees me," for she said, "I have now seen the One who sees me." Genesis 16:13 NIV There seems to be this wild misconception that rape and sexual assault are not talked about in the Bible, but this simply is not true.  From a young age, we have heard about Father Abraham, and perhaps heard that song about him that goes on forever.  Abraham is one of the most prominent figures and examples of faith we have.   However, Abraham, a man of God, for all intents and purposes, rapes Hagar, his wife Sarah's servant.  (Another story similar to this we could look at is of David and Bathsheba, seen primarily in 2 Samuel 11.)  Now, there are many, many things we can consider about Hagar and Bathsheba's stories as they align with race, servants, and other factors, but since this is about forgiveness from sexual assault, I'm going to just focus on this.   Hagar is
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Forgiveness: One

Introduction to this Devotional Series: Forgiveness Hey, ya'll. I'm a survivor.  And I have searched for months for a good devotional series for survivors of sexual assault, and while there is some good material out there, it seems to be scattered far and wide.  And the past few weeks, God has been tugging on my heart to share what I have been learning about forgiveness.  So, I'm making a blog devoted specifically to this.  I'm not sure how regularly I will post, but I am hoping to at least once a week.  I will spend a few posts on this topic, and then I will continue to move on and write what I'm learning about.  Each series will be formatted differently, so if you don't like this one, or if it does not apply to you, check back in at the next series, and perhaps it will.  :-) Forgiveness: One But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our inequities; the punishment that brought us peace was on Him, and by His wounds we are
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