Do We Need to Forgive God?

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1. Two new blog posts below. We hope you enjoy them!
2. We pray that each of you will have a truly blessed, "Jesus-filled" season of Christmas as we rejoice in our Redeemer's birth.
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A Spirit of Poverty Will Try to Bust You!

- Phyllis J. Tarbox, MA

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/allexphoto/4821337830/" title="The true reality of poverty by Allex Photograph, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4097/4821337830_dcebdb003f_m.jpg" _fcksavedurl="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4097/4821337830_dcebdb003f_m.jpg" _fcksavedurl="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4097/4821337830_dcebdb003f_m.jpg" _fcksavedurl="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4097/4821337830_dcebdb003f_m.jpg" _fcksavedurl="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4097/4821337830_dcebdb003f_m.jpg" _fcksavedurl="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4097/4821337830_dcebdb003f_m.jpg" _fcksavedurl="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4097/4821337830_dcebdb003f_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="The true reality of poverty" /></a>I had a client say that to me recently, "I am sure you have seen this same thing a thousand times before and I am just like everyone else that comes in for counseling." I told her part of that statement was correct. The plans and schemes of the demonic kingdom are not that unique. What they do works quite effectively so why change? But I also told her, that God uniquely made each one of us and that she was uniquely important to God.

One of the major agendas the enemy uses to kill, steal, and destroy is a stronghold of poverty in a person’s life. A spirit of poverty can manifest itself in many forms: typically in the area of finances but also in love, respect, self-esteem, or parental nurturing and so on. The spirit focuses on .... (Read more)  

 
  

 

Do We Need to Forgive God?

- Donald J. Ibbitson, PhD
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alicepopkorn/4883065712/" title="peace dove by AlicePopkorn, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4118/4883065712_513f2279dd_m.jpg" _fcksavedurl="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4118/4883065712_513f2279dd_m.jpg" _fcksavedurl="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4118/4883065712_513f2279dd_m.jpg" _fcksavedurl="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4118/4883065712_513f2279dd_m.jpg" _fcksavedurl="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4118/4883065712_513f2279dd_m.jpg" _fcksavedurl="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4118/4883065712_513f2279dd_m.jpg" _fcksavedurl="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4118/4883065712_513f2279dd_m.jpg" _fcksavedurl="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4118/4883065712_513f2279dd_m.jpg" _fcksavedurl="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4118/4883065712_513f2279dd_m.jpg" width="240" height="240" alt="peace dove" /></a> As part of the preparation for deliverance ministry, and obviously an important aspect of any Christ-based counseling process, we teach extensively on the need to forgive those who have wronged us. We talk about what it means to forgive, how you can know that you have forgiven and how to deal with emotional issues after the fact.

Some feel led to forgive God because in some way He allowed things to happen that the counselee thought were wrong or at the least hurtful. This need to forgive might be as poignant as seemingly standing by idly why they were abused, or not intervening to save a loved one or for some other issue....(Read more)