JOYCE MEYER ONLINE. SO, TAKING THIS FORGIVING PEOPLE THING INTO THE PRACTICAL REALM, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? WELL, IT MEANS I PRAY FOR THEM LIKE THE BIBLE TELLS ME TO, AND I ASK GOD TO BLESS THEM. I DON’T THINK THAT ALWAYS MEANS HE’S GOING TO GO GET THEM A NEW CAR. I THINK SOMETIMES HE BLESSES THEM WITH REVELATION THAT OPENS THEIR EYES SO THEY CAN ACTUALLY THEN GET FREE THEMSELVES.
JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES. BUT I THINK IT ALSO MEANS THAT… THEN I’M VERY CAREFUL ABOUT HOW I TALK ABOUT THAT PERSON BECAUSE SO OFTEN WHEN SOMEONE HAS HURT US, WE WANT TO TELL EVERYBODY WHAT THEY’VE DONE AND WE DON’T WANT SOMEBODY ELSE TO LIKE THEM, WE DON’T WANT SOMEBODY ELSE TO HAVE A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM. AND IF ANYBODY FEELS TOWARD THIS PERSON IN A KINDLY WAY OR TALKS ABOUT THEM IN A WAY THAT WOULD INDICATE THAT THEY THINK THEY HAVE A GOOD REPUTATION, WE WANT TO SMEAR THAT REPUTATION. SO GOD HAS TAUGHT ME THAT IT’S VERY IMPORTANT THAT I BLESS PEOPLE AND DON’T CURSE THEM, AND THAT I’M TRUSTING GOD TO BE MY VINDICATOR. I CHOSE TO FORGIVE THIS PERSON; JOYCE MEYER DIDN’T FEEL ANY DIFFERENT. EVERY TIME I THOUGHT ABOUT THE SITUATION, EVERY TIME SOMEBODY BROUGHT THAT PERSON’S NAME UP, I STILL FELT THE PAIN BUT I WOULD NOT TALK BADLY ABOUT THEM, I WOULD NOT SAY ANYTHING UNKIND. EVERY DAY I PRAYED FOR THEM TO BE BLESSED. EVERY DAY I PRAYED FOR GOD TO DO GREAT THINGS IN THEIR LIFE. AND I’VE STARTED PRAYING FOR RESTORATION, FOR GOD TO RESTORE WHAT COULD BE RESTORED. NOT TOO MANY MONTHS WENT BY AND SURE ENOUGH THAT RELATIONSHIP WAS RESTORED. SO, WE DON’T HAVE TO FEEL THAT WE CAN’T BE HURT. THAT JUST REALLY CAME TO ME THAT I DON’T WANT PEOPLE TO THINK WE’RE SAYING THEY CAN’T BE HURT. YOU CAN BE HURT BUT YOU CAN STILL MAKE A CHOICE TO DO WHAT’S RIGHT.
