I could not get into this book, sorry. Trying to clean up my netgalley. Didn’t realize that I was forgetting to leave reviews on netgalley itself, My apologies.

Forgive Your Way To Freedom was another good nonfiction read. I've been reading several books recently about forgiveness and relationships. I found this one to be impactful and can see myself rereading certain sections again. I recommend it.

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The book is excellent at illustrating the importance of forgiveness within the Bible and Christian faith, not only does it explore the ‘how to’, but identifies the issues with not being able to forgive.

Forgive your way to Freedom by Gil Mertz shows us how practicing forgiveness in our lives can make us better. we need to both give and accept forgiveness. this book offers many examples and I highly recommend this book. I was given a copy by netgalley and the publisher, the opinions are my own.

Forgive Your Way to Freedom
Reconcile Your Past and Reclaim Your Future
by Gil Mertz

Moody Publishers

Christian
Pub Date 03 Jul 2018


I am reviewing a copy of Forgive Your Way to Freedom through Moody Publishers and Netgalley:


Forgiveness is a universal concept, every religion encourages us to practice freedom. Forgiveness is the centerpiece of Christianity.


Forgiveness is not only about setting those who have done us wrong free but it also sets the one who is forgiving free.


Forgiveness holds power because when we Forgive we are most like Christ.


There are some common misconceptions about forgiveness one being that we do not have any issues with forgiveness. 2. Is that forgiveness only benefits the one who did us wrong when in reality forgiveness helps us 2. 3. Is that time heals all wounds when that is often not the case. 4. Is that we Forgive when they apologize , when that is not the case. 5. Is that forgiveness should be about justice when forgiving someone who has done something criminally wrong does not mean they won't have consequences to their actions. 6. Is that we must forget in order to forgive when that's not the case. 7. We learn to that forgiving someone does not mean condoning what they had done to us. 8. We learn to that forgiving someone does not mean we have to trust the person again. 9. We learn to that forgiveness is not the same as reconciliation. 10. Another myth is that forgiveness should be easy when it is often far from the truth.


This book goes on to remind us that if we want to imitate God, we need to embrace forgiveness and if we want to please God, we need to practice forgiveness. We are reminded too that we need to forgive others the way God forgives us.


Gil Mertz reminds us too that we need to count the cost of holding onto Unforgiveness. We are reminded too that when we Forgive we receive the greatest benefit.


We are reminded too of the importance of telling God where we hurt, what caused us pain.


We are reminded too that blaming others helps us rationalize the flawed belief that we are helpless victims to our circumstances. We are reminded to that forgiveness is about using our power while unforgiveness is about becoming a victim to someone else's power. We are reminded too that Anger can serve us well when we apply it properly.


I give Forgive Your Way to Freedom five out of five stars!


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"Forgive your way to Freedom " leads the believer in the importance , how to forgive and what happens to the person who does not forgive. The author is very open about all He has suffered with a father who never told him He loved him until He was dying. He tells the reader how moving it was for his dad to tell him He loved him and then He worked through the needed forgiveness He had to give his dad. The author shared several examples of people who forgave people in very difficult situations . He shared about Corrie ten Boom forgiving those who persecuted her in the Nazi concentration camps. He also shared how Joseph in the Bible was a real example for him. Joseph suffered innocently and never lost God's promises and also focused on God's purposes. He was put in prison for not a valid reason and was mistreated by his brothers. He restored his broken relationships and made sure He had peace with God. When we fail to forgive others we can get sick , hurt our relationships and waste our daily productive energy and not live each day productively for the Lord. Jesus is our example and forgave us for our sins. There are several myths that are described about forgiveness in the book so we know we may not think the correct way about forgiveness . IN the beginning and end of the book there is an self evaluation of forgiveness . This evaluation can help us measure how much work we need to grow in forgiving more. We start with accepting Christ's forgiveness, . He is our model and then we can model forgiveness for others. How can any of us afford to not forgive as God calls us to forgive? We also need to remember to forgive ourselves which may even be the hardest form of forgiveness. Are you ready to take the plunge and work through the concept of forgiveness? "Forgive Your Way to Forgiveness " is on Netgalley for to be read and reviewed prior to the release date by the publisher's permission. I appreciate the opportunity to read and share this wonderful book with others. It is a great opportunity for Christians to learn and challenge themselves to grow in their faith.