How Refusing to Forgive Becomes a Form of Suffering and Spiritual Damage – Micah Davis
In a culture where taking responsibility for your actions is often seen as a weakness, learning to forgive others can seem counterintuitive. Micah E. Davis is the pastor of teaching and vision at The Sanctuary, and he knows a great deal about forgiveness personally. After surviving a turbulent period in his childhood where he was failed by multiple father figures, he learned the meaning of true forgiveness – forgiveness that comes from a Christ-centered heart. Why isn’t forgiveness easy? Why doesn’t it feel natural? Because it’s costly, Micah says. It costs the offender and the offended something, to both give and receive it. Yet, most of us fail to realize that in withholding forgiveness, we miss out on receiving the relief that we need so badly from the Lord. TAKEAWAYS Not forgiving others is a voluntary form of suffering and refusing to forgive, over time, does damage to our souls We can choose to hold onto an offense, or we can choose to forgive There are four components to forgiveness: forgiving others, asking for forgiveness, forgiving ourselves, forgiving a false idea of who God is We were created by a God who is in pursuit of His creation 🛠 TOOLS AND RESOURCES FROM EPISODE Donate to Counter Culture Ministries: https://bit.ly/4n6c5lN Three Strikes, You’re Forgiven book: https://amzn.to/3WDyE5o The Forgiveness Way book: https://amzn.to/3J6cZQm 🔗 CONNECT WITH MICAH DAVIS Website: https://www.micahedavis.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/micahedavis YouTube: https://bit.ly/4nst95i Podcast: https://bit.ly/46wIx9F 📢 THIS EPISODE SPONSORED BY MasterPeace (get discounts with code TINA): https://bit.ly/CounterCultureMom Capstone Legacy Foundation: https://capstonelegacy.org/ WAVwatch (get $100 off with code TINA): https://wavwatch.com/tina Artza (get 20% off with code TINA): https://bit.ly/3H0uUGG 🔗 CONNECT WITH COUNTER CULTURE MOM https://linktr.ee/CounterCultureMom 📺 WATCH OUR PREVIOUS SHOWS https://theccmshow.lightcast.com/ 📲 GET OUR APP & FREE PARENT MEDIA GUIDE http://bit.ly/landingpageCCM 💵 SUPPORT THE MISSION 2024 Recap & 2025 Goals: https://bit.ly/CCM23ImpactReport Make a Tax-Deductible Donation: https://counterculturemom.com/partner/ #counterculturemom #tinagriffin #micahdavis #forgiveness #love #faith #peace #god #healing #jesus #hope #grace #life #believe #spirituality #pray #wisdom #trust #selflove #happiness #meditation #compassion #prayer #forgive #gratitude #bible #truth #spiritual #mercy #motivation #jesuschrist #christian #mentalhealth #religion #thankful #selfcare #calm #inspiration #christ #faithful #kindness #church #family #christianity #strength #gospel #freedom #repent #repentance