Mark 11:25-26
New International Version (NIV)
25 And when you stand praying, if you hold
anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may
forgive you your sins.”
A reason as to why something you pray for does not
come to fruition is because of unforgiveness.
It can be so easy to caught up in unforgiveness and
hold a grudge against someone. High School alone can create a list of people
who you don’t like and wish would disappear.
A lot of people carry around a strong dislike for
someone whether it is a family member who treated you wrong or still treats you
wrong or a co-worker or boss that makes things hard for you or treat you as
less than. All it takes is an act that was done towards you or behind your back
to open up a door of unforgiveness.
This is the easiest way to get strong believers tangled
up in their walk with God. The truth is that you can’t go very far with God
when you are walking in unforgiveness. It doesn’t take something dramatic to
happen to you for you to be considered “walking in unforgiveness”, it can
simply be an issue of a friend saying something that hurt your feelings and you
get upset with them and start to think of them negatively.
God can’t bless you if you are “secretly” or
outwardly at odds with your friend, for example.
Forgive! If there is anyone whom you feel did you
wrong in any kind of way, just forgive them! Don’t let your anger, hate or
frustration for someone hold back your growth and having your prayers answered.
How can he
forgive your sins if you are in unforgiveness?
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