DO THE WORK

  

           

  

 

Complete each of the following statements, as many times as necessary to bring forward your first and most hones thought, feeling and/or concern. 


I forgive myself for believing God is not _______________________

 

I forgive myself for believing God does not __________________

 

I forgive myself for believing God will not ___________________

 

I forgive myself for believing God cannot ___________________

 

Today, I surrender _________ to God for healing.


 

 

   

 

Forgiveness is an ultimate act of love. It is not the act of "forgetting" an incident or upset. It is the remembering and the choice to "give away" the hurt we have attached to the experience .  

 

Forgiveness is the living of love or the application of love to our lives. It is remembering that we are capable of loving our- selves and others in a greater way.

 

The Law of Forgiveness states that certain ideas must be dissolved and cleared from the mind in order that other new ideas of a different character may replace them.  

 

Through forgiveness, we create new realities that allow us to experience greater love and freedom. Forgiveness sets the stage for a new act in our lives to begin. Holding on to judg- ments about experiences and people keeps us in limitation.  

 

When we allow ourselves the experience of forgiveness, we turn the key to open the cell of humanness and release the divinity that resides in us and in others, and allow that divinity to reign.  

 

Essentials:

 

1. Forgiveness starts in our own hearts. Only when we have forgiven ourselves can we give it to others.

 

2. Forgiveness is not condi-tional, even though our practice of it often is.

 

3. Forgiveness is an ongoing process. It continues in response to every judgment we make about ourselves.

 

4. Every gesture of forgiveness is sufficient. Whatever we are able to do now is enough. This understanding enables us to practice forgiveness with forgiveness.



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I SURRENDER INTO
YOUR PEACE

   

I love You today, God.   

 

I love You in the deepest places in my soul.  I love You with a pure love, a complete love, all the love that I know.  

In that love, God, I stand in the gap today for my brothers and sisters. Those who know You and those who are striving to know You.

 

As I love You Father/Mother, I am also aware that some of my brothers and sisters are being challenged to have faith in and trust of You.

 

I know You know and love them anyway. I know You hold them and keep them strong in their weakness.  I know that Your strength is perfected in their weakness.  

 

Today, dear Lord, as I ask that You touch us all, surround us all, perfect us all so that our concerns will be lifted beyond the awareness of our physical senses into the realities of Your Spirit.

 

Touch everyone and everything that concerns us today so that we will know, recognize and embrace Your Presence, dear Lord.  

 

I trust Your plans for us.  

I trust Your will for us.

 

I stand in that trust with and for all of my brothers and sisters, all over the world who are reading and receiving these words, asking that You cover us all with Your peace.

 

I stand on Your promise of peace.  

I stand knowing that Your loving peace moves mountains and barriers of all kinds.   

 

Let us know and feel and embrace peace today.  Let us trust our will today.  Let our hearts be lightened and our burdens lifted today.   

 

I surrender every concern and fear to You asking that they be replaced with Your peace.

 

God, I know You are able. I know there is no limit to what You can do.   

 

I am trusting Your Presence and the presence of Your love to unfold and manifest minute by minute in this day and everyday.  

 

I rest in Thee.

I let it be 

And so it is.

 

Rev. Dr. Iyanla Vanzant

  

 Affirmations

 

 

I forgive myself for thinking that

I am not perfect, not good enough,

not smart enough and not lovable.

I claim my perfection, my enough-ness,

my intelligence, knowing  that I am

loved and lovable.

 

I live in the now and vision my

future knowing my Higher Power  

is at work in my life.

 

In this now moment,

I understand the true  

meaning of forgiveness.

To forgive others is to

love and forgive myself.

 

As I forgive myself and others,

I release anger and free myself

to create a life that serves my family,

my community and all of humanity.

 

I practice forgiveness and claim

that the past has no effect

on my present or future.

 

I no longer hold onto anger

and resentment.

As I release negative feelings

and destructive thoughts, I invite

peace and harmony into my life.

 

I have the courage today to forgive

my parents for any wrong that I

thought they did to me.

I take responsibility for my anger,

I take responsibility for any

hateful thoughts and I take

responsibility for

destructive feelings.

I forgive myself for any grudges

that I hold against my parents

or those who raised me.

 

 

 

         
         
  
   
You might be asking yourself, "Why would I want to practice forgiveness?" The answer is simple. Practice develops skill. Skill leads to mastery. When you master the practice of forgiveness it becomes as natural as breathing. And when you know how to forgive, you eliminate excess mental and emotional weight that keeps you stuck in repetitive situations, circumstances, and experiences that are not healthy or productive.

The only true way to create a more loving, productive, and fulfilling life is by forgiving the past.  Releasing the past restores us to the full energy of the present moment.

Forgiveness addresses how we think and feel about others and ourselves, and how those thoughts manifest within our lives as energy.


Excerpt from
Forgiveness: 21 Days to Forgive Everyone for Everything
by Iyanla Vanzant




Remember:

2014 is "the" year - - - to clean up and clear out every aspect of your mind, your heart and your life. Key words for this year are Think, Seek, Focus and Live in Truth.  2014 is a time to heal.


            

  




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