Day 11: Fasting Can Repair, Restore, and Rebuild Relationships
Unforgiveness gives the enemy a legal ground to torment us. Nothing can be more dangerous than the sin of unforgiveness. It is a spiritual cancer which destroys way beyond the one. Sadly, if we are not obedient to forgive as the Bible instructs, strongholds of bitterness, resentment, anger, and the like build up in our minds. Many have sincerely tried on their own “to forgive and forget” but have not been able to shake off the demonic mind battles. This is where prayer and fasting work tremendously! They work because they are God’s supernatural weapons, but they are not automatic.
The pattern for victory over unforgiveness is the same as previously mentioned—ask the Holy Spirit to guide you as you fast, pray the Word He highlights to you out loud, and “whatever He says, do it!” (John 2:5). Forgiveness is a choice, not a feeling. In time your feelings will catch up as you continue to walk in obedience by being a “continual and fast forgiver” of any and all offense, no matter how big or small.
Prayer
Heavenly Father, thank you for the Cross, thank you for the power of the Blood of Jesus. Thank you Jesus for paying the price for me to walk in total forgiveness, thus freedom. By Your stripes I am healed, emotionally, mentally, and physically (Isaiah 53:5). Please forgive me for ever holding any offense against anyone. I choose now by the power of the Cross to forgive everyone who has ever wronged me, intentionally or unintentionally. I will from this point forward stop giving the enemy an open door into my life through the sin of unforgiveness. Please show me any other “relationship sin” as I continue to pray and fast. May my life be a growing reflection of Your love, grace, mercy, and forgiveness. To you alone be the glory, honor, and praise due Your name, amen!
Emphasis on minutes 6:00-7:50.
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