Drawing Near to God | Freedom from Your Past
“Drawing Near to God” Part 9 “Freedom from Your Past” 6-26-16
Phil. 3:12-14 – NLT
Three areas from our past where we must experience freedom:
- Un-forgiveness
*Un-forgiveness is like an invisible umbilical cord that connects us to those we have not forgiven
Mat. 6:14-15 – NLT
What to do about un-forgiveness:
- Repent of un-forgiveness
- Release the offender from your judgment
- Bless and pray for them until your feelings for them change
*Your feelings are the “caboose” of your walk with Christ not the engine
II. Generational Sin
4 steps to deal with “Generational Sin”:
- Recognize and identify ungodly behaviors
- Forgive relatives that have negatively influenced you
- Repent of personal sin
- Submit to Christ and His Word
III.Inner Vows
*Mat. 5:33-37 – NLT
Problems with Inner Vows:
- They are self-focused and self-serving commitments
- They are high level commitments that exclude the Lord
- They connect us to a hurt from the past
*John 8:36 – NLT
Let Jesus set you free from your past!