Healing Prayer
Healing Prayer is a podcast produced by Healing Word Ministries, dedicated to uplifting and empowering listeners through heartfelt prayers, biblical teachings, and spiritual encouragement. Each episode focuses on strengthening faith, offering comfort, and fostering a deeper connection with God through prayer.
Healing Prayer
Grace in Relationships: Forgiveness as God Forgave Us
Forgiveness isn't just a nice idea—it's essential for spiritual growth and healthy relationships. This powerful prayer session dives deep into what it truly means to extend grace to others as Christ has extended it to us.
Drawing from Colossians 3:12-13, we explore how genuine forgiveness transforms not just our relationships, but our entire spiritual journey. In a culture that normalizes "canceling" those who wrong us, believers are called to a radically different approach—one that reflects the unmerited favor we've received from God.
The most challenging aspect of forgiveness often isn't the concept itself, but the hidden areas of bitterness we don't even recognize anymore. Through heartfelt prayer, we ask the Holy Spirit to shine light on these blind spots, performing spiritual "heart surgery" to remove roots of unforgiveness that may have been growing for years or even generations.
This isn't about becoming a doormat. Rather, it's about approaching conflict with Christ-like strength that refuses to repay evil for evil. We acknowledge that sometimes we focus so intently on others' failings that we miss where we ourselves need to grow. True grace requires both humility to recognize our own shortcomings and courage to extend forgiveness even when it isn't deserved.
The stakes couldn't be higher. As we pray, we confront a sobering truth: "We don't want to miss heaven over unforgiveness." All our spiritual disciplines and good works can be undermined by harboring resentment. Yet when we surrender these hurts to God, we experience the freedom to "walk in the newness of life" and fulfill our God-given purpose.
Take time today to ask the Holy Spirit to reveal any unforgiveness in your heart, and join us in praying for grace to permeate every relationship. For additional encouragement, find our full devotional "Grace: The Glue that Holds Relationships Together" on our social media platforms @HealingWordsCOGIC.
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Join us Live for 6 AM EST prayer Monday-Friday and Wednesday Nights at 7 PM EST (727) 731-9243. International number 1 267-807-9601 if prompted the access code is 252337. Send prayer requests to jbaymon@healing-word.org or leave a message on our website www.healing-word.org