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The e-Devotional helping to keep you on-track
More at www.godtracker.co.uk
24 October 2014
Dear God-tracker
God-tracking forgiving
yourself as Christ has forgiven you
Megan couldn’t bear to look at
herself in the mirror anymore. Every time she did it felt as though the person
she was looking at was scowling back at her with contempt. Three months
previously Megan had been raped while walking home late one night. “If only you
had not walked that route. You should have known better. It was all your
fault!” She simply could not forgive herself for allowing this to happen.
Many of us find ourselves in
similar situations as Megan did. Not that we’ve all endured the filth of rape,
but even many lesser atrocities we may have endured, often leave us feeling
emotionally destitute and self-condemned. Sadly, many of these offences may not
have even been our fault – as with Megan – but they still inflict shame upon
us, resulting in self-unforgiveness. But like all unforgiveness, unforgiveness
only destroys the person holding onto the offence.
Jesus hung dying on a filthy
wooden cross. With pain flooding his senses he looked down on the crowd who had
crucified him: a few bloodied Roman soldiers, now gambling for his clothing;
three members of the Sanhedrin witnessing his execution, each with a smug look
of indignation on his face; a group of men pointing and laughing and the
criminal on the cross to his left was jeering at and blaming Jesus. “Father… Father,
forgive them,” came Jesus’ hoarse words above the wind. “They don’t know what
they are doing.”
Whatever offence you may have
endured, whether your fault or not, you may be battling with unforgiveness
today. However, the unforgiveness you’re struggling with may not be for anyone
but yourself. Often we find it most difficult to forgive ourselves for bad
things that happen to us. As with Megan, often it is a false sense unforgiveness
perceived for reason of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. This type
of self-condemnation can often result from another person’s indifference or
attack on us. Well, if Jesus was able to forgive his accusers for attacking him
in the Garden of Gethsemane, when he could have simply walked away before they
arrived, I know that you are able, by his strength, to forgive yourself.
The next time you look into the
mirror, look through the reflection of the cross.
God-tracking forgiving yourself as Christ has forgiven you.
Blessings
Dudley
It’s all in the Book…
Luke 23:26-43
Luke 23:26-43
Matthew 6:6-14
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Verse of the Week
Luke 6:37
"Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn,
and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you
will be forgiven.
Quote of
the Week
Sample of Dudley’s Fave Quotes
“Forgiveness
does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future.” --- Paul Boese
Don’t Give Up, Look Up!
Look up and Fix Your
Eyes on Jesus!
The next
time I look into the mirror, I will be looking for the reflection of the cross
“My Lord, I feel so guilty
today. Every time I look into the mirror I remember all the offences of my past.
I repent of all my sin, O Lord, and thank you that you have forgiven me for all
wrong doing. However, this thing that I am battling to forgive myself for is
still plaguing me. I confess to you that I consciously let it go, today! I
reject this feeling of guilt, because I know you have forgiven me. Therefore, I
forgive myself and thank you for your strength to overcome this sense of
self-unforgiveness. Thank you that you have borne this offence for me at
Calvary. So, the next time I look into the mirror, I will be looking for the reflection
of the cross.
If you want more prayer
then email dudley@godtracker.co.uk
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What is trACker?
GodTracker and trACker owe their origins to an international Christian radio programme produced by Dudley Anderson called, OnTrack. Although OnTrack went off-air in 2005, trACker has continued to help people to track God's plans and purposes for their lives since July 2003.
GodTracker and trACker owe their origins to an international Christian radio programme produced by Dudley Anderson called, OnTrack. Although OnTrack went off-air in 2005, trACker has continued to help people to track God's plans and purposes for their lives since July 2003.
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