(Joyce Meyer) WELCOME TO “ENJOYING EVERYDAY LIFE.” I BELIEVE YOU’RE REALLY GOING TO ENJOY THE PROGRAM TODAY. YESTERDAY WE STARTED TEACHING YOU HOW UNFORGIVENESS IS A KEY ELEMENT THAT WILL CAUSE SO MUCH POWERLESSNESS IN YOUR LIFE BUT IF YOU LEARN HOW TO FORGIVE, IT CAN CAUSE YOU TO ENJOY YOUR LIFE TREMENDOUSLY AND OPEN THE DOOR FOR GOD TO BE ABLE TO WORK TO BRING THE BREAKTHROUGHS THAT YOU NEED. TODAY WE’RE GOING TO TALK AGAIN WITH PASTOR BILLY JOE DAUGHERTY FROM TULSA. WE’RE GOING TO SHARE WITH YOU THE IMPORTANCE OF FORGIVING — NOT ONLY OTHERS BUT YOURSELF AS WELL. PASTOR, THIS IS A BIG SUBJECT, ISN’T IT?
(Billy Joe Daugherty) IT’S A HUGE SUBJECT AND AFFECTING MILLIONS OF PEOPLE BECAUSE JESUS SAID OFFENSES WILL COME. MOST PEOPLE DON’T CLAIM THAT AS A PROMISE BECAUSE IT’S NOT A PROMISE; IT’S A REVELATION OF FACT OF HUMAN LIFE. THIS IS A TIME AND A DAY WHERE THE WORD OF CHOOSING TO FORGIVE — NOT BASED ON OUR FEELINGS, BUT BASED ON THE LOVE OF GOD… EPHESIANS 4:32 SAYS: BE KIND, TENDERHEARTED, FORGIVING ONE ANOTHER, EVEN AS GOD IN CHRIST OR FOR CHRIST’S SAKE HAS FORGIVEN US. SO, HOW DO WE FORGIVE? WELL, IT’S VERY SIMPLE — EVEN AS GOD FORGAVE US. PEOPLE SAY, “HOW CAN I FORGIVE?” EVEN AS GOD FORGAVE YOU — VERY SIMPLE; QUICKLY AND FREELY. AND HE DID IT AS AN ACT OF FAITH AND LOVE, AND THOSE TWO ELEMENTS HAVE TO COME IN FORGIVENESS. WE DO IT BY FAITH AND WE DO IT BY LOVE.
(Joyce) I THINK IT’S GOOD TO BRING THE POINT ACROSS THAT WE’RE NOT TELLING PEOPLE NOT TO BE HURT. WHEN SOMEBODY HURTS YOU, YOU’RE HURT AND THERE IS A WOUND THERE IN YOUR EMOTIONS THAT MANY TIMES ONLY GOD CAN HEAL. SO, WE’RE NOT TELLING PEOPLE NOT TO BE HURT. AND YOU MAY CHOOSE TO FORGIVE SOMEONE AND STILL HAVE YOUR FEELINGS HURT. I HAD A SITUATION JUST IN THE LAST YEAR WHERE SOMEONE HURT ME VERY BADLY AND I KNOW ENOUGH THAT I KNEW I NEEDED TO CHOOSE TO FORGIVE THEM. AND FOR ME, PART OF WALKING THAT OUT IS NOT TO SAY ANYTHING UNKIND ABOUT THEM. THE BIBLE SAYS TO BLESS YOUR ENEMIES AND DO NOT CURSE THEM. THE WORD “BLESS” MEANS TO SPEAK WELL OF AND THE WORD “CURSE” MEANS TO SPEAK EVIL OF.
