Dr. Bruce and Toni Hebel of Forgiving Forward answer the age old question, "Do deeper wounds take longer to heal?"

Forgiveness is a transaction. It's receiving the blood of Jesus as payment in full for every wound I ever have or ever will suffer.

What if I told you that forgiveness isn't a process, it's a decision? And what if I told you that you don't need a lot of time to make that decision? And what if I told you, the concept that's out there that, "OK, it's going to take time to deal with this wound and process it and get through it"...  What if I told you that's exactly the opposite thing that you ought to do? And what if I told you that the purest evidence of the Christ-Life in us is when we choose to forgive instantaneously?

He recognized that the revelation of Jesus is the key to overcoming problems and that there is nothing the nearness of Jesus does not cure. This article is foundational in understanding why Forgiving Forward uses the coaching model rather than the traditional counseling model.

As we have seen the power of these principles worked out in our own lives, God has given us the opportunity to come alongside many other wounded pastors, ministry leaders, and people in all walks of life who are in torment because of unforgiveness. We have witnessed significant supernatural breakthroughs, and have found incredible joy in helping others forgive.

Who is Jesus? We believe this is the most important question for every person to consider. It is a question that people have wrestled with for over 2000 years since Jesus walked on the earth. Jesus Himself saw this as the crucial question.

Fear. It’s a real emotion. It comes knocking hard, sometimes just barging in disguising itself as anxiety, dread, hopelessness, paranoia, and most commonly .. at least for someone like me.. worry. It can be debilitating!

Thank you for saying yes to God by accepting His blood as payment for the wounds you have experienced. Thank you for forgiving the most painful of wounds. Thank you for glorifying God by choosing to forgive.

These words are just a sample of what we heard from the people during our trip to Europe. God continued to bless the Forgiving Forward ministry throughout our recent trip where we spoke 10 times, delivered an all day seminar, and coached multiple people over 15 days.

God began dealing with my Dad’s relational issues, particularly with his father. My grandpa didn’t change, but my Dad’s heart did. Through forgiveness, God gave Dad a love for his father which came out of God’s love for them both. You see, forgiven people forgive people!

There is much we can learn from the Mama Bluebird and my friend. Peace doesn’t come from hanging on; peace comes from “letting go”. “Letting go” is surrendering to God whatever you are holding onto. It is always safer in His hands than ours.

Honor says, “God loves you. God wants to redeem and restore you in spite of how bad you think you are or what you’ve done. I agree with God. I am trusting God for you, in you, and through you until I am trusting God with you.”

Why do we celebrate Easter? Most people today have at least a vague understanding of the story line, but do they know why it happened? Why did Jesus choose to be crucified on Friday and then rise from the dead that Resurrection Sunday?

God specializes in the details to reveal His glory. He does it in my life and He does it in yours. We get to open our eyes and look for our magnificent, omnipresent God who finds joy in manifesting His presence to us.

Trying to manage our life on our own is futile. When we abide we bear a lot of fruit, when we don’t abide we bear no fruit. Abiding is simply staying constantly connected and desperately dependent on Jesus. Everything in our Christian life flows out of abiding.