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The power of forgiveness

Woman Forgives The Abuser And Knows That He, Too, Has Given His Life To Christ

by Le-Jovale Vallejo February 8, 2023

When a woman forgives the abuser, she then finds out that he, too, had given his life to Christ. She said, “God is working.”

Ainsley’s Bible Study

Three different women from different walks of life have come forward and shared their experiences in life. Ainsley’s Bible Study, led by Ainsley Earhardt, is a Bible study group that often talks about faith, race, unity, and freedom in Christ.

In a recent episode, three women shared their experiences about how God helped them breakthrough in life.

Annabella Rockwell revealed to host Ainsley that she grew up in a Christian household. But she found herself slipping into party culture and isolating herself from family after attending Mount Holyoke College, a “gender-diverse” institution in Massachusetts.

“There was no room for God,” she told Fox Nation. “In this void of really not believing anymore is when I became susceptible to all these very progressive ideas and wokeism. Because, as God was missing from my heart, I needed to fill that void with something.”

She felt compelled to return to church during the pandemic. She said the pull gave her peace, knowing her identity was rooted “in God” rather than in external influences.

Ainsley Earhardt [@aearhardt]. Instagram, 28 September 2022, https://www.instagram.com/p/CjDkTVzuCgO/

“The moment I decided to accept Jesus, it’s been on a daily basis. A little bit more peace, a little every day, and a little bit more grace. And also, this desire to get to know Jesus and to get to know God and the Bible,” she added.

A Woman Forgives the Abuser

Another testimony is when a woman forgives the abuser.

Meghan French talked about how becoming a Christian helped her heal from sexual abuse in the past. She recalls going to a church service and being very moved by a song that helped her comprehend the healing message of Christ.

“God touched my heart and I just couldn’t forget that,” she shared, “In that moment, I realized just how deeply I needed Jesus to save me because I had tried therapy, I tried so many things up until then to help me heal and move on and forgive, but it was all superficial. I couldn’t truly move on from it.”

The abuser reached out to her, asking for her forgiveness and stating that he, too, had committed his life to Christ. Meghan then went on to forgive the abuser.

“That was the most joyous moment I’ve ever had in my life at that point,” she said. “I felt the Holy Spirit, I was just crying out for joy, crying out for the Lord. I was so happy and not only the relief that…he also found God too, but that he’s also forgiven by Jesus. That God found him as well and that he’s been healed. God is working.”

Header image: Meghan French [Fox News]. Website, 5 February 2023, https://www.foxnews.com/media/women-share-how-accepting-jesus-helped-them-forgive-abuser-find-courage-public-forum-god-working

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February 8, 2023 0 comment

Faith Today's Encouragement

The Power Of Forgiveness

by GOD TV January 14, 2023

written by GOD TV

One of the most powerful weapons that we have in the Kingdom, is the power of forgiveness; the ability to release others from offenses that they’ve created against us. It’s amazing how much your life will change when you offer forgiveness to someone else.

And for example, I remember it wasn’t too long ago where I was laying in bed and I was just recapping in my mind an injustice that had happened to one of my family members and just replaying in my mind this event that had taken place. And I remember just feeling so tense about it and just very upset at what should have happened and what should have been said. And they weren’t the things that were happening and the things that were said. And I just felt this turmoil inside of me. And I felt the gentle nudge from the Lord saying, “It’s time to forgive. It’s time to forgive.” And, and I’ll be really honest with you, at the time, I just didn’t want to do it, but I was obedient and I told the Lord, “Okay, God, I’ll forgive.”

And I started walking through the process of forgiving this person for things that they weren’t asking forgiveness for. And the more I began to forgive, the more that feeling of turmoil completely lifted off of me. And it was replaced by this peace. And I remember the Lord pushing me even further and saying, “Okay, now bless them.” And I thought, oh man, that’s a stretch. But I knew it was the right thing to do, and I just started to bless that person and to pray for good things over and in their life. And I fell asleep that night with the most complete peace that I’d had since the incident had happened.

I think about Jesus when He’s in the middle of being crucified, you know, we’re putting everything on Him. None of it was deserving. In Luke 23:34, Jesus said, “Father, forgive them for they know not what they do.” You know, He was at the most crucial point in His life, going to death on a cross for our sins, and He was able to forgive. If Christ can forgive us of that, how much more can we forgive somebody for things that they’ve done to us? And in return, not only do we release them, but we actually release ourselves. And it’s one of the most powerful things we can walk in, is forgiveness. We no longer have the traps holding our feet. We no longer are tethered to the situation or the injustice. We become free and we can live in peace.

So I just want to pray over you today. If you’re walking in something where you know that God’s calling you to forgive, take that next step of obedience. Even if it’s hard, let Him walk you through it. And I promise you, not only will you free that person, but you’re going to free yourself. So, God, I just pray for your leading and forgiveness. God, walk us through the difficulty until we feel the peace of your presence over us. In Jesus Name, Amen.

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Do Not Be Afraid…Love Covers A Multitude Of Sin

by GOD TV December 6, 2022

written by GOD TV

Welcome to today’s daily reading from the Gospel of Luke, as part of our Do Not Be Afraid series. Today is Luke chapter 6. There’s so much in this chapter for us to learn from; so many things that Jesus tells to those around Him. You know, He gives context. He says, “If you are good to those around you and others are good to you, everybody does that. If you forgive and others forgive, everybody does that. If you lend and they lend back, everybody does that. But I want to tell you something different. I want you to love your enemies. I want you to do good and lend to those not expecting anything in return. Because if you do that, my Father will honor you as His children.”

This whole context, Jesus is sharing a new truth; His new Kingdom where new principles, new ways of doing and being right. If you are good and they’re good, anybody can do that. But if you are good and they’re not, then you’re doing something incredible, something godly, something never seen before. We all love mercy. Oh, His mercies are fresh and new every morning. Great is Thy faithfulness. We all need mercy to get through our day.

Mercy is when you do not get what you actually deserve. It’s that wonderful forgiveness. It’s that wonderful restoration. It’s that “as if it had never happened,” and the Father, through Jesus extends mercy to us all. We don’t deserve it. We can’t earn it. We can’t possibly find a way to make that happen. Yet freely through the sacrifice, through the gift of Jesus on the cross, mercy is ours. Hebrews chapter 4, “Come boldly before the throne of grace that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.”

But it’s not just us that need mercy. They need mercy, too. And Jesus says, in this the 6th chapter of Luke, that if we want to be God’s kids functioning in God’s Kingdom and looking like Him, we need to share mercy with others. We need to be kind to them, too. So as we go through our day, remember to receive all the kindness and mercy of the Lord, but remember to share it with those around you, because they need it, too.

No, you can’t take anything with you to heaven. You can’t take your car, you can’t take your house. You can’t take that new computer gizmo that you got for Christmas to heaven. But there is one thing you actually can take to heaven: souls, people, human beings, by reaching them with the gospel of Jesus. That’s all we care about here at GOD TV. We want to bring as many souls with us to heaven, to present them to Jesus as we can. And you can, too, by joining with us, giving a generous gift.

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Woman’s Ankle Healed After Choosing Forgiveness

by Sarah Crockett November 8, 2022

written by Sarah Crockett

Jesus died so that we could be reconciled to the Father. The reconciliation He purchased wasn’t just a ticket into Heaven. Jesus died to reconcile our body, soul, and spirits right now!

Galatians 5:1 – It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.

The opposite of freedom is slavery. Galatians 5:1 instructs us to “not let yourselves be burdened…by a yoke of slavery“. When we hold onto unforgiveness, bitterness, or resentment we are burdening ourselves with “a yoke of slavery“.

Healing from slavery

I was serving on the prayer line at the end of a service when a young woman came up to me for prayer. She hobbled over on crutches and had a brace on her ankle. Not wanting to assume, I asked her what she would like prayer for. She confirmed that she would like prayer for her injured ankle.

I asked permission to touch her ankle and she agreed. I kneeled down and spoke to the pain in her ankle like Jesus modeled in the Bible, “pain leave in Jesus name.” Nothing happened. Pray again. Again, nothing happened. I stood up and asked the Holy Spirit, “What do I do now?” It was then I heard His still small voice, “Ask her if there is anything else she would like prayer for.” She quickly replied, with “regret”.

I didn’t need to know the details of what she was regretting. Jesus knew. I led her through forgiving herself for the choices that she had made. As she released the unforgiveness she had held towards herself I could see her countenance brightening.

Healing her ankle

After praying through forgiveness, I ask the Holy Spirit what to do next. The story of Jesus praying for the blind man twice came to mind (Mark 8:22-26). I figured Jesus is the model and if he prayed twice for the blind man’s eyes then I could pray for the young woman’s ankle again.

Father God had just released His love. The love of God is powerful so I decided to lean into it as I prayed for her ankle. I knelt down again and laid my hand on her foot and began to meditate on the love of God. I didn’t say a word, but merely leaned in the powerful, loving presence that we were both experiencing.

After a few moments I asked her to check her ankle and see if there were any changes. She put weight on her ankle and began to twist it back and forth. All the pain was G-O-N-E! The young woman took off her ankle brace and walked out of the church!!!

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November 8, 2022 0 comment

Faith Today's Encouragement

Cleansing Your Land From The Demonic

by GOD TV October 4, 2022

written by GOD TV

We can have things in our home that defile us and those need to be removed, that defile us and open us to the demonic. But our land and our home can also be a thing that needs to be cleansed. Let me explain. We bought a school house, an old school house that was a school house for about 50 years around the 1900’s, turn of the century. And when we were buying the property, we shared with some friends in our Bible study that we were doing that. And one of them blurted out, “I hope you pray over that property, because the people who lived there before you had a violent and vicious divorce.”

So that was a clue to us. Okay, God’s giving you a heads up. So we actually invited some friends and we just began to pray over the building and over the land where we were coming. And we forgave the people who lived there for their anger, hatred, violence; we forgave whatever the Lord showed us to forgive. And we blessed them. And then we commanded every spirit that was associated with their presence in that property and on that property to leave: anger, violence, hatred. I don’t remember the other ones, but whatever the Lord showed us, we took care of in the spirit. And we established this house as now dedicated to the Lord, to the Kingdom of God and to His purposes.

The other thing that we sensed in that building was that it had been a schoolhouse and that there was some grief associated with children who had experienced pain or trauma or broken dreams. So we prayed cleansing from that spirit of grief that was almost, if you will, in the walls of the building. And then the third thing was we prayed over the land, because a former tenant had been a tanner of hides eons ago. And actually, when we started digging in the flower beds, we discovered all these bones in there. And so we weren’t sure what the defilement was, but we just sensed that there was some defilement with that.

So all of that to say, that you can have property issues that need to be cleansed; land issues. 2 Chronicles 7:14 says, “If my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven. I will forgive their sin and heal their land.” It may not be anything you did in the property, but it could be something from a former owner or from something that defiled the land in the past.

Another short example. We moved into this most recent residence where we live now. And as soon as we walked in, I sensed strong hopelessness. So we actually forgave the former owner. We played worship music while we were transferring our things, 24/7, we played music day and night to bring cleansing. And we declared and established that house as belonging to the Kingdom of God.

So sometimes it’s important to recognize even going to a hotel room, pray cleansing when you first walk in. Because people and things and situations can open the door to the demonic, and you want your home to be a place of the Kingdom of God.

Let me pray for you. God, thank you for this one who is hearing my voice. And I pray that Lord, if there is anything associated with the land or the property where they are living currently, that you would open their eyes to see, give them discernment and give them understanding of how to pray. And I ask you to bless their home and bless their property and restore it to its full pristine Kingdom design. And I ask it in your name, Jesus. Amen.

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Woman Finds Healing Through GOD TV After Surviving Being Stabbed 76 Times

by GOD TV December 7, 2019

written by GOD TV

A woman, through inspiration on GOD TV programming, was able to forgive the man that stabbed her 76 times. The woman, who will remain anonymous for protection, had recently moved to Capetown from Johannesburg. Her husband felt their family would be safer there.

A a young girl she had accepted Christ, but until she became pregnant for the first time she was not really walking with God. Once she became a parent she decided to get serious about her relationship with God and found a new church.

She began learning about her identity in Christ through a course called Soulcare. One thing that stuck with her from the most was ‘innocent blood cries out to God’ – she did not know at this point how God was preparing her for what would later happen to her.

The Attack

The woman was a swimming instructor and loved keeping her garden in beautiful condition for her students to enjoy. Maintaining the garden was a lot of work so she hired a young man to help.

One Tuesday morning the young man called and scheduled to work on Friday and she agreed. God was watching out for her because she had been asked to host the prayer meeting for her Church that same day.

The young man arrived early Friday morning, so early that the woman and her daughter were not even awake yet. She ask him to wait and took her daughter to nursery. When she returned they had tea before before getting started, but for some reason the woman felt uncomfortable but didn’t know why. Additionally, she had parked her car out the front of the house instead of parking in the garage as she had always done.

They started working on a new flower bed in the front of the house when the wind started to pick up. The woman went inside to get a scarf which she wrapped tightly around her neck to protect herself from the wind.

The doorbell rang and when she opened the door the young man forced her back into the house with a knife. He locked the door and began stabbing her multiple times. She said she felt no pain and kept crying out “stop in Jesus’ name”. He continued to assault her while she continued crying out to Jesus. Eventually, he shouted at her to stop.

Left To Die

During the attack her spinal cord was severed which caused paralysis on her right side , to the point she could not even move. As she lay there fully conscious, she reports feeling no pain. The young man left through the back door after washing the dishes he had touched that morning during tea. He also tried to wipe any other prints that were in the house, so there would be no trace of him.

The woman wrote his name in her blood on the wall, remembering that phrase for the study, ‘innocent blood cries out to God’. Her phone rang but she could not answer it. The prayer group leader was calling to cancel the prayer meeting. The woman lay there asking God to look after her daughter.

A few minutes later she heard a car coming down the hill. The prayer group leader knocked on the door and the woman managed to tell her to the back door. As soon as her friend discovered the situation she began to speak in tongues and praying for healing.

The prayer group leader called the woman’s husband and an ambulance. It as an hour before the ambulance arrived. When the medics arrived on the scene they asked who had put the shirt around the woman’s neck. It turns out that if the woman hadn’t been wearing the scarf she would have died.

The Recovery

She was rushed to the hospital were she was operated on. She was told after the surgery that she would never walk again. Three weeks later she was released from the hospital.

The woman decided in her heart that she would not hold a grudge toward the young man. For a year she would drive past the jail where he was incarcerated and pray for him. She was asking the Lord for a way to speak with him. Because of her faith, she made a conscious decision to choose to forgive him for what he had done.

Sentencing

At the court case the woman had to testify and recalled asking the young man to stop in Jesus’ name. During one of the breaks, a man approached her and told her and let her know there were the believers in the courtroom praying for her. As the case continued, the woman revealed that God had given her three bible verses for the young man and asked if she might be allowed to share them with him in a letter.

Her request was granted. As a result, the young man changed his plea from not guilty to guilty and finally admitted his wrong doing. the young man was convicted and sentenced to 15 years in prison.

Redemption

Two years later, the young woman got to meet with her attacker, accompanied by the pastor. The woman took the opportunity to ask the young man if he wanted to know Jesus. She held his hand, and with the pastors, and they prayed together. It was at this point she knew she could walk away knowing the young man was no longer her concern, but God’s.

Soon after the encounter with the young man, the woman and her family moved to England. After moving, she found herself without a Church and struggling to find Christian fellowship. At her lowest point, she heard a worship song that ended with a promotion for GOD TV. She began watching and began to find the strength and encouragement she had been looking for.

In a recent interview with GOD TV, the woman shared, “I have no words to describe how finding GOD TV helped me. GOD TV is my Church and I did not feel at home until I found GOD TV.”

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December 7, 2019 0 comment

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Pastor Forgives The Man Who Killed His Father

by GOD TV August 10, 2018

written by GOD TV

Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
[Ephesians 4:32]

Many people say that forgiveness is really hard, especially when the person you are forgiving caused you so much pain. However, this testimony proves that forgiveness is possible if Jesus is in you.

Decades ago, Pastor Philip Robinson’s Father was killed by Ron Hammer. Years after the incident Ron, who have never admitted his guilt, made a life changing choice. He reached out to the victim’s family and wrote a sincere letter to Pastor Philip’s mother, telling her everything that took place. He admitted that drug addiction led him to commit the crime.

Ron received an answer he never expected. He got a letter from Pastor Philip and it took him several attempts to finish it. The child of God who suffered so much pain and loss, forgave the man who killed his father. That forgiveness set them both free. Because of what happened, Ron and Pastor Philip were able to share their story with the congregation.

This testimony proves that even though forgiveness is hard, it is possible. We release forgiveness not only for the benefit of those who hurt us, but because we need to free ourselves from pain. Release forgiveness and allow God to heal you.

Watch and be inspired with this wonderful story of forgiveness.

Man Forgives the Person Who Killed His Father

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August 10, 2018 0 comment