Prayer Refocus: I Forgive as You Forgive Me

Refocus this prayer to the Lord, “Forgive me.” “I forgive as you forgive me.” All of our sins, past, present, and future have already been forgiven, so our prayer response is to forgive those who have sinned against us. This is the first step on God’s path of restoring our relationships with those who have wronged us and moves us away from our self-destructive desire for revenge.

 

Next Step: Continue to ask God to forgive you, but let that prayer be superseded by “I forgive …”

 

Lessons: Ephesians 4:30-32, Matthew 18:21-35