Comments on: Learning To Forgive…Ourself

By: Andy S.

Andy S. — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:16:32 +0000

Just viewing your site for the first time, Brad, at the suggestion of my mother.

What a great post. I loved this movie and appreciate your thoughts.

You bring up a good subject. Not just forgiveness, but acceptance – “… believing that an all-knowing God could accept them the way they are.”

I view acceptance as more basic. If we cannot accept ourselves, how can we forgive ourselves? Personally, I’ve confused the two in the past…but now recognize it as an important distinction.

Great site! Congratulations, and keep up the amazing work!

By: Nathan

Nathan — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:29:04 +0000

Well said Brad! We’ve seen evidence of this very thing in our church too. Great reminder!

PS. I’ve had this movie in our BB queue for awhile too, I’ll have to bump it up the list.

By: Adam

Adam — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:06:44 +0000

I struggle with that a lot actually. We are our own worst critic sometimes. We are hardest on ourselves. Even after we have asked God for help and forgiveness we still beat ourselves down. Its a bad cycle to be in... and unfortunately it is what the devil will use against me. Thanks for the great post Brad. Speaks volumes to me Adam’s last blog post..Dear Apartment,

By: Bonnie Irving

Bonnie Irving — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:07:39 +0000

Wow Brad!

That was Awesome! Made me think about How Much i Miss Hearing you Preach

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By: Brad Ruggles

Brad Ruggles — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:27:02 +0000

Wow Shellie, Thanks for sharing that incredibly personal story of your own pain and recovery. I haven’t been where you are but we each have our own things that we’d like to forget and move past. Thank God He helped you find hope and freedom.

Thanks for sharing.

By: Shellie (baylormum)

Shellie (baylormum) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:01:45 +0000

I am an addict in recovery. My clean date is July 11, 2007. Almost 2 years. Wow. I do feel at times like I’m showing the happy face, when I really feel like I’m drowning. I am a pharmacist and my license is on probation for 5 years & I submit to random drug screens, attend so many NA meetings a week, etc. I am doing all but working. I was laid off from my last job in November. Then my husband was let go from his job. Right now the guilt creeps back in. If I hadn’t stolen drugs from my previous employer I would still be working & have income. It’s all my fault our finances suck. It’s all my fault. I know God has NEVER left me. I know God forgave me before I ever turned around & got clean.
The disease of addiction is a forever disease and constantly tries to make me feel shame & guilt for what I did. Non-addicts can have an idea of what goes on in the squirrel cage in an addicts head, but you can never truly understand the daily struggles. My obsession & desire to for pain pills is gone. God IS good and sometimes it’s one side of my brain vs. the other. I am a beautiful, intelligent, logical person most of the time, but these thoughts that creep in….
Good topic. For addicts & non-addicts. God’s forgiveness is all-encompassing. He forgives all, not just some of our transgressions. Thank goodness.

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