Power To Forgive: The Power Of Grieving Well

Here is the devotional: Forgiveness always involves grieving.You’ve probably heard of the five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. Because they’re called stages, it’s easy to think grief is a linear process. Stage 1, 2, 3...Click. Yeah! I’m over it!But grieving isn’t like that. It’s more like a spiral. The pain tends…

Power To Forgive : The Power To Forgive

Here is the devotional: Forgiveness is a decision. You don’t need to have any warm, fuzzy feelings before you forgive. The power is available as soon as you choose. When Jesus sent the Holy Spirit, we were given the power to forgive even the worst offenses. You have the power right now because the Spirit…

Power To Forgive: The Myths Of Forgiveness

Here is the devotional: One of the most common statements I hear when working with people who are having a hard time forgiving is: “But the person who hurt me needs to apologize before I forgive them. They need to admit their guilt.”This is where Jesus’s example of forgiveness is so powerful. As he hung…

Power To Forgive: Keep The Stream Pure

Here is the devotional: As founder of Summit Leaders, I take people on outdoor expeditions around the world. A few years ago, I took a team rafting through the Grand Canyon. Our adventure started about two hours north of Flagstaff, Arizona.Where we started, the canyon is only a few hundred feet deep. The water is…

Power To Forgive: Get The Train Back On The Tracks

Here is the devotional: A few years ago I took a train trip from Beijing, China to Ulanbaatar, Mongolia. The journey took us across the giant Gobi desert and up to the Mongolian Steppe. At one point, in the middle of the night, our train pulled up to the border of China and Mongolia and…