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my parents.”
Address the present truth : “My worth is not based on my ability to protect myself.”
Appropriate God’s truth : “The Lord is my help in times of trouble.”
    “God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.” (Psalm 46:1)
Overly controlling parents/authority figures
Admit the past truth : “I was not allowed to make my own decisions.”
Address the present truth : “My worth is not based on my decision making.”
Appropriate God’s truth : “The Lord is my guide.”
    “God is our God for ever and ever; he will be our guide even to the end.” (Psalm 48:14)
Overly permissive parents/authority figures
Admit the past truth : “My parents did not set firm boundaries for me.”
Address the present truth : “My worth is not based on my ability to set boundaries in my life.”
Appropriate God’s truth : “The Lord has established my boundaries.”
    “You hem me in—behind and before; you have laid your hand upon me.” (Psalm 139:5)
HOW TO Have a Heart of Forgiveness
    Forgive? Did God really expect Dorie to forgive all who mercilessly used and abused her, who treated her worse than a rabid animal, who withheld from her all the longings of her heart? Such a thing would be humanly impossible. Why would she even want to forgive the evil done to her? How could she ever forgive it? And why should she forgive it?
    People with low self-worth often struggle to get past the circumstance that was the breeding ground for their low self-esteem. However, Dorie knew that in order to put the pieces of her broken life back together, it was necessary for her to forgive those who had grievously wronged her. The Bible says ...
    “Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.” (Colossians 3:13)
    Because the issue of forgiveness is such a stumbling block to so many people, let’s understand that:
Forgiveness is not ...
Circumventing God’s justice. God will execute His justice in His time and in His way.
Letting the guilty off the hook. It is moving them from your hook onto God’s hook.
Excusing sinful behavior. God says the offense is without excuse.
Stuffing your anger. It is resolving your anger by releasing it to God.
Being a doormat. It is being like Christ—He is certainly not a doormat!
Forgetting. It is essential to remember in order to forgive.
A feeling. It is an act of the will.
    “You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.” (Hebrews 10:36)
Forgiveness is ...
Dismissing a debt owed to you. It is releasing the offender from the obligation to repay you.
Giving up the option of holding on to the offense. It is giving the offense to God.
Possible without reconciliation. It is one-way and requires the action of only one person.
Extended even if it is never requested or earned. It is in no way dependent on any action by the offender.
Extending mercy. It is not giving the offender what is deserved.
To set the offender free from you. It is to also set you free from the offender and free from bondage to bitterness.
Changing your thinking about the offender. It is seeing the offender as someone in need of forgiveness, just as you are in need of forgiveness.
    “The Lord our God is merciful and forgiving, even though we have rebelled against him.” (Daniel 9:9)
Make a list of all persons you need to forgive.
Write down all offenses committed by each person.
In prayer, one by one, release each offense to God.
Take each offense off of your emotional hook and put them all onto God’s hook.
Then take the offender off of your hook and put that person onto God’s hook.
    “Never take revenge. Leave that to the righteous anger of God. For the Scriptures say, ‘I will take revenge; I will pay them back,’ says the L ORD .” (Romans 12:19 NLT)
    FORGIVENESS PRAYER
    “Lord Jesus, thank You for caring about
how much I have been hurt.
You know the pain I have