Hurt must go!

Mark 11:24-26 (AMP) For this reason I am telling you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe (trust and be confident) that it is granted to you, and you will [get it].25 And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him and let it drop (leave it, let it go), in order that your Father Who is in heaven may also forgive you your [own] failings and shortcomings and let them drop.But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your failings and shortcomings.

In order for our prayers to be answered, the first order is to forgive anyone for anything they have done to us. Only the amplified continues and commands us to "drop it or let it go." The other translations just say to forgive. The expanded bible says if you are angry, then we must forgive. The amplified I believe has it best as it also states to drop it or let it go.

Even though you may have forgiven someone for hurt, abuse, rejection, it does not stop there. You must now pray for the inner healing. You must pray for that hurt to be removed as the hurt in your heart will affect your personality and the way you treat that person. Not even hurt can enter the Holy of Holies. Yes, we focus and pray about forgiving people but yet many people walk around with wounded hearts. The memories of hurtful words, painful situations, betrayal, and feelings of dejection may still be rooted in our minds/hearts and thus it affects our ability to fully love one another. It affects our ability to receive God's full love as those are our idols. We try to love but our love is half hearted and difficult. It may affect our ability to fully love our spouses, parents, children, pastors, other brethren, and etc.

This is what the Lord has taught us. Unless we pray and cry out to God to remove the hurt and grant us inner healing, we will cannot enter the Holy of Holies. We are but a noisy gong. All blemishes must be removed to be His Bride. All blemishes and spots must be removed to be HIS Bride.

Once God reveals such things in our hearts, then the memories of such pain may return. The anger, unforgiveness, and torment may surface once again. But you must make a choice to submit to God. You must make a choice to surrender those areas of your heart to God. You must choose to let it go and lay it down at the foot of the cross and replace it with God's peace, love, and joy.

May you all come to know HIS perfect Love casting all fear out so that you may know His Peace which surpasses all understanding. May His Fire continue to purge and bring judgment in our lives so that we may be sanctified and prepared for HIS Return. We must return as His people who fast and pray.

Joel 2:12 (AMP) Therefore also now, says the Lord, turn and keep on coming to Me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning [until every hindrance is removed and the broken fellowship is restored].

Fire of God Church
Pastor Steve Yong Kim