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Forgiving Those Who Put You In Prison
00:03:50
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| I want you, you talk about people holding on to bitterness when there's freedom in forgiveness. | |
| And I've had to forgive those who put me in prison. | |
| In fact, I didn't get out of prison. | |
| God was very clear that I would not be released from prison until I forgave everyone. | |
| And then he went further than that. | |
| I had to forgive them from my heart. | |
| Because if you didn't, Jim, this is what would happen. | |
| Here it is, right here. | |
| Okay. | |
| If you're struggling in any way with unforgiveness, you need to deal with that root of bitterness. | |
| Otherwise, it will be the wide open door leading to a defeated life, filled with feelings of rejection. | |
| And that root of bitterness has got to be the most diabolical evil thing ever. | |
| Talk about that. | |
| Well, I told you that many years ago, I dealt with unforgiveness. | |
| And I try to make it short, but you asked such a pointed question. | |
| And so I was dealing with unforgiveness and bitterness. | |
| I didn't know what to do with it. | |
| I knew that Jesus was my answer, but I didn't have step one, step two, step three, step four. | |
| And because I was in leadership, I didn't feel like I had anybody to talk to. | |
| So then I was in isolation. | |
| It's so bad. | |
| It's such a trap. | |
| And I became very fearful. | |
| And to the point, I'm sorry to confess this all over television, but it's the truth. | |
| I had three times where I had panic attacks, where I felt like the walls were closing in. | |
| And I thought, I'm a Christian. | |
| I'm a leader. | |
| This isn't supposed to be happening to me. | |
| And so great fear. | |
| Fear in the morning, fear in the night. | |
| And it was like the devil had a vice over my mind. | |
| And so I knew that Jesus was my answer. | |
| Actually, I didn't even know I had unforgiveness. | |
| I just thought this person needed to change, and then my problems will be over, right? | |
| That's it. | |
| That's I mean, that's the truth. | |
| That's the truth. | |
| And then a man of God spoke to me, and I'm in the middle of my fight. | |
| I mean, at that time, we were traveling on the road with our three sons. | |
| And I remember one night, because I had a lot of sleepless nights, but this one particular sleepless night, I took a hold of the sink, and I said, because my hands are painfully cold all the time. | |
| My feet are painfully cold all the time. | |
| Fear, panic, and I'm living with this, and I'm a Christian. | |
| And I took a hold of the sink and I said, God, I don't know why. | |
| I don't know why this is. | |
| I don't know what I'm going through, but I will not let go of you. | |
| And it was after that, about two or three weeks after that, that this man of God, I'm so thankful for the gifts of the Spirit. | |
| This man of God walked up to me and he said, he said, you're a very sensitive person. | |
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24 Hours, New Perspective
00:00:29
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| And he said, but do you have some broken places on the inside of you? | |
| He said, in 24 hours, you're going to wake up in a different world. | |
| In that 24 hours, I was able to see from a different perspective my situation, that I had unforgiveness, and I forgave that person. | |
| I let them go free. | |