{"version":"1.0.0","segments":[{"startTime":0.24,"endTime":3.2,"body":"You're listening to the My Morning Devotional podcast, episode"},{"startTime":3.2,"endTime":6.72,"body":"1275. Today's Devo is called Ungodly"},{"startTime":6.72,"endTime":10.48,"body":"Indicators Part 5. Hey there. We're"},{"startTime":10.48,"endTime":14.24,"body":"the Alessies, a ministry family working together in our church"},{"startTime":14.24,"endTime":17.92,"body":"in Miami, Florida. And if you're like us, when days get busy"},{"startTime":17.92,"endTime":21.76,"body":"and to do lists get longer, it can be hard to find devotional time."},{"startTime":22.0,"endTime":25.56,"body":"That's why we've partnered with our friend Alison to produce a five"},{"startTime":25.56,"endTime":29.29,"body":"minute daily dose of heaven. This is the My Morning"},{"startTime":29.29,"endTime":33.09,"body":"Devotional Podcast. Well, we've made it to the end of the week. We"},{"startTime":33.09,"endTime":36.81,"body":"are wrapping up our Ungodly Indicators series."},{"startTime":37.45,"endTime":41.29,"body":"And I have never said that word so many times in my entire life. So"},{"startTime":41.29,"endTime":45.13,"body":"I hope you were blessed this week and I have so enjoyed"},{"startTime":45.53,"endTime":49.25,"body":"recording all of these, sharing these with you. This is revelation that I'm still"},{"startTime":49.25,"endTime":53.01,"body":"processing and I've been processing and so I hope it blessed you"},{"startTime":53.01,"endTime":56.61,"body":"and I encourage you. If you are listening on Spotify, if you're listening"},{"startTime":56.61,"endTime":59.99,"body":"on Apple Music, wherever you're listening, or even if you're on Instagram,"},{"startTime":60.23,"endTime":63.99,"body":"please DM us and share with us or comment Share"},{"startTime":63.99,"endTime":67.63,"body":"with me. Your indicator that spoke out to you the most,"},{"startTime":67.63,"endTime":70.83,"body":"the indicator that you were like, whoa, this hit me like a ton of bricks."},{"startTime":70.83,"endTime":74.15,"body":"And this was my indicator because I just like some feedback and I'd like to"},{"startTime":74.15,"endTime":77.83,"body":"know what everybody is kind of processing. So that would be a blessing for me."},{"startTime":77.99,"endTime":81.11,"body":"We're going to jump into the last indicator which"},{"startTime":81.59,"endTime":84.31,"body":"let's do it head on. Today's indicator is"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":84.79,"endTime":88.44,"body":"14 says, for if you"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":88.44,"endTime":92.12,"body":"forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":92.12,"endTime":95.92,"body":"also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others their"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":95.92,"endTime":99.44,"body":"sins, your Father will not forgive your sins."},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":100.96,"endTime":104.76,"body":"He's a mental health like advocate and therapist. He says unforgiveness. He talks"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":104.76,"endTime":108.36,"body":"about it like this. He says, unforgiveness is like being on a"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":108.36,"endTime":112.12,"body":"giant hook next to you. On the hook is the person"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":112.12,"endTime":115.38,"body":"who has hurt you. The hook is extremely painful."},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":115.78,"endTime":118.98,"body":"Wherever you go, so does the hook and so does the"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":118.98,"endTime":122.58,"body":"offender. The only way you can get off the hook is if you allow"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":122.58,"endTime":126.38,"body":"the offender off first. The cost of not allowing the"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":126.38,"endTime":129.86,"body":"offender off the hook is perhaps a lifetime"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":130.34,"endTime":134.1,"body":"of unhappiness. Unforgiveness is"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":134.1,"endTime":137.14,"body":"a hook. I want us to think about it. If someone"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":137.62,"endTime":141.34,"body":"puts a hook onto your pant buckle, right? You"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":141.34,"endTime":144.7,"body":"have your jeans or whatever pants that you wear. Imagine just putting a hook on"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":144.7,"endTime":148.22,"body":"you, the side of your pants. And what this is saying is it's Like a"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":148.22,"endTime":151.22,"body":"hook where you are hooked on and on the other side of the hook is"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":151.22,"endTime":155.02,"body":"the person that hurt you. You see, with unforgiveness, it's not"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":155.02,"endTime":158.5,"body":"just a one stop shop. It's not like unforgiveness doesn't lead to anything."},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":159.06,"endTime":162.74,"body":"I do believe there's a path of unforgiveness. The first"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":162.74,"endTime":166.1,"body":"part of that path, what starts you down the road is number one, the hurt."},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":166.71,"endTime":170.31,"body":"What got you on the hook in the first place. Right? The hurt could be"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":170.31,"endTime":173.95,"body":"maybe a spouse that left you or cheated on"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":173.95,"endTime":177.67,"body":"you and hurt you. The thing, the person that vowed to love you,"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":177.75,"endTime":180.75,"body":"didn't do that vow, they didn't live up to that and it hurt you and"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":180.75,"endTime":183.91,"body":"you can, you'll never be able to recover. Or so you think."},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":185.19,"endTime":188.87,"body":"The hurt can be a dad or a parent left you, it left"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":188.87,"endTime":192.23,"body":"the family, left you leaving, or left you"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":192.31,"endTime":195.95,"body":"wanting that relationship. But still to this day, you've never been able"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":195.95,"endTime":199.69,"body":"to have that relationship with that parent or with that loved"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":199.69,"endTime":203.37,"body":"one. The hurt could be a boss that lets you go, that you"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":203.37,"endTime":207.17,"body":"trusted in as a provider, but they let you go and you didn't even really"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":207.17,"endTime":210.33,"body":"understand it and it was a negative way and you've just never been able to"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":210.33,"endTime":214.169,"body":"forgive them. The hurt when you hold onto it and"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":214.169,"endTime":218.01,"body":"you don't deal with it, leads to unforgiveness. Unforgiveness is when you don't"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":218.01,"endTime":220.73,"body":"deal with the hurt, you don't let it go, you're holding onto it. That's the"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":220.73,"endTime":224.33,"body":"hook. Unforgiveness is the hook. Well, when we"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":224.33,"endTime":228.16,"body":"don't get over it and we don't"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":228.48,"endTime":232.04,"body":"lay it down and we don't forgive that person, what ends up"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":232.04,"endTime":235.8,"body":"happening is we build an offense. I love the word"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":235.8,"endTime":239.64,"body":"offense because it's a literal fence. And when there's"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":239.64,"endTime":243.28,"body":"a fence in your heart and in your life, you only see through"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":243.44,"endTime":247.2,"body":"things, through the fence, you see things through offense."},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":247.2,"endTime":251.0,"body":"This is even going back to what we were saying about frustration. Frustration and offense"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":251.0,"endTime":254.44,"body":"work hand in hand. You can only see things through fence, your"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":254.44,"endTime":258.24,"body":"offense. So you have a marriage that didn't work out and you're angry"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":258.24,"endTime":262.04,"body":"at that man. Sometimes when we are offended and we're holding onto it, we see"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":262.28,"endTime":265.24,"body":"all marriages and all relationships through that offense."},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":266.2,"endTime":269.96,"body":"We're hurt by the father that never came and had a relationship with us. So"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":269.96,"endTime":272.28,"body":"for us to understand that God is a father,"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":273.88,"endTime":277.44,"body":"it's a difficult thing for us to grasp because we see all father"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":277.44,"endTime":281.24,"body":"figures through the lens of the offense that we have at our earthly Father."},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":282.56,"endTime":286.36,"body":"So when unforgiveness isn't dealt with, we build an offense, and then the"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":286.36,"endTime":290.2,"body":"offense leads to isolation. We push everybody away. This"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":290.2,"endTime":293.68,"body":"is what unforgiveness will do to us. When we"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":293.68,"endTime":297.479,"body":"don't let it go and we don't forgive, we'll find"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":297.479,"endTime":301.24,"body":"ourselves isolated. I thought about this the other day. The"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":301.24,"endTime":304.88,"body":"reasons for unforgiveness are different, but the results"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":305.44,"endTime":309.25,"body":"of unforgiveness is the same. So you"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":309.25,"endTime":313.09,"body":"might be going through unforgiveness and holding onto it, and it's different from the"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":313.09,"endTime":316.73,"body":"reason why I'm not forgiving somebody. It's a"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":316.73,"endTime":320.49,"body":"different type of situation, but our results will be the"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":320.49,"endTime":324.29,"body":"same. We will find ourselves isolated. We will find"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":324.29,"endTime":328.05,"body":"ourselves alone, pushing people away. And all we're doing is we are left"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":328.05,"endTime":331.73,"body":"with our hurt. So today is the day that we"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":331.73,"endTime":335.43,"body":"experience freedom and we forgive those that are around us."},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":335.83,"endTime":339.51,"body":"Because the Bible's telling us here, if we forgive people, our Father"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":339.51,"endTime":342.83,"body":"will forgive us. And I think we forget the power of"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":342.83,"endTime":346.51,"body":"forgiveness. And Jesus says it, if we don't forgive, how can God"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":346.51,"endTime":350.07,"body":"forgive you? He actually says, if you don't forgive, your father won't"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":350.07,"endTime":352.87,"body":"forgive you. But I want to say it in a kinder way"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":353.75,"endTime":357.59,"body":"because it is hard, a hard pill to swallow. Forgive others"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":357.59,"endTime":361.08,"body":"and your father will forgive you. So I'm going to leave you with these three"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":361.08,"endTime":364.76,"body":"points of how can we forgive today? This is quick. This is too"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":364.76,"endTime":367.72,"body":"fast for me to even go into because it's just too deep. But I'm going"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":367.72,"endTime":370.72,"body":"to give you a teaser. And if we like more on this thing about forgiveness,"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":370.72,"endTime":374.36,"body":"then you let me know later. But number one, if you need to forgive, number"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":374.36,"endTime":377.6,"body":"one, go and make it right. Some of us have had a situation where we"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":377.6,"endTime":381.4,"body":"got to go to that person. We either need to apologize to them"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":381.4,"endTime":385.08,"body":"for holding on to the unforgiveness, or we need to clear the air."},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":385.37,"endTime":389.13,"body":"If there's an elephant there, go and make it right with that"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":389.13,"endTime":392.61,"body":"person. Number two, you got to give them to God. We got to let go"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":392.61,"endTime":396.41,"body":"of them. We can't hold on to this hurt. We can't hold on to this"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":396.41,"endTime":399.61,"body":"frustration forever. We got to give them to the Lord. They are his"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":399.77,"endTime":403.49,"body":"anyways. And number three, pray for them. You"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":403.49,"endTime":407.21,"body":"can't pray for someone you don't like, so pray for them."},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":407.37,"endTime":410.37,"body":"Pray that the Lord would bless them and keep them. Pray that the Lord would"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":410.37,"endTime":414.08,"body":"protect them and provide for them and prosper them. Can I pray for you"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":414.08,"endTime":417.68,"body":"today? Lord, I thank you for today. I thank you for this week. I thank"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":417.68,"endTime":421.52,"body":"you for the indicators that you graciously give us in our lives as a course"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":421.52,"endTime":425.12,"body":"correction. I know this week was a lot for us"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":425.12,"endTime":428.879,"body":"to receive and it's too much for five minutes a day."},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":428.879,"endTime":432.52,"body":"But Father, I pray that the Holy Spirit would use these five"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":432.52,"endTime":436.32,"body":"minutes a day, maybe even seven minutes on some episodes to speak to all of"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":436.32,"endTime":440.12,"body":"us and send us indicators and signs, Lord"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":440.56,"endTime":443.76,"body":"of maybe the areas that were not pleasing you and I pray that it would"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":443.76,"endTime":447.56,"body":"lead us to a life that glorifies and pleases you. I thank"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":447.56,"endTime":450.8,"body":"you for it Lord. In Jesus name I pray Amen and Amen."},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":451.6,"endTime":455.4,"body":"So there you have it. Your 5 minute daily dose of heaven. Thank"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":455.4,"endTime":459.0,"body":"you so much for tuning in today. We pray these devotionals empower"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":459.0,"endTime":462.76,"body":"you to take on your day. If you found value in this devotional, share"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":462.76,"endTime":466.52,"body":"it with a friend, leave a comment or review for us on the app you're"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":466.52,"endTime":470.23,"body":"using right now. Until tomorrow. We pray that your latte is"},{"speaker":"unforgiveness. Matthew 6","startTime":470.23,"endTime":472.59,"body":"strong, but your love for Jesus is stronger."}]}