Katherine "Kat" Blanco and I met on Instagram and instantly hit it off! I loved her heart, passion, and love for people. We opened up about major stuff on DM's and I knew I had to her on the podcast because she has an amazing perspective on life. This episodes sticky note quote is: "Forgiveness is not only for the other person, but it's for you. It's one the greatest expression of self care and self love." Quote by Kat. A parallel quote by Miguel Ruiz "Forgiveness is an act of self love and respect." Forgiveness is an action and it serves us well when we live it out. It's also how others, especially our children learn and grow as we role model what forgiveness looks like.
S.H.I.F.T. takeaway:
S: Surrender your unmet expectations, the perfect picture of an apology or remorse, or how your life should be right now. Surrender your pride to God and His will. Knowing that He is in control, covers your blind side, protects your heart, and has plans to prosper you and not hurt you. Find your strength in surrender as you trust God.
H: Honor God with your obedience to forgive whether you like it or not. Honor yourself with the opportunity to let it go whether they deserve it or not. Honoring God and yourself is the most beautiful mature and honest moment you can experience in life. Honoring God and yourself with how much work and determination you put into bouncing back from those unforgivable moments in your life so that you can continue living a life of freedom.
I: "I am reason enough" - In any case relating to forgiveness, "I" (you) am reason enough to forgive the other person. Don't worry about whoever hurt you, what they're doing with their life, how sorry they were or were not, if they learned from it or if they are still doing the same thing. It's not about them. The lesson is for you to learn to move past the hurt, to continue to live life, to feel remorse, to shift change to a better way of living - It's about you and You are enough reason to forgive.
F: Find what works for you in forgiving. Also, find a balance based on the situation and season. It may take a week, months, or years, but choose to not let unforgiveness go unsettled. Release yourself from unforgiveness and in turn, the other person as well.
T: Take the "L" - Take the loss, the lesson and the low road. You're not a loser. When you take the lesson, you are stronger and wiser. It is the road less traveled, but you can't lose if you learn, grow, and move from it! It's a sign of grace and maturity.
Connect with Kat here on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/kat_blanco/
If you're interested in knowing more or if God is calling you to Shift Change to Forgiveness and would like to listen to the Podcast I referenced, Nothing Is Wasted Ministries - go to https://www.nothingiswasted.com/ or find it on iTunes. If you've struggled with unforgiveness and would like to know about the course I took called Freedom - you can visit https://freedom.churchofthehighlands.com/ and find a small group near you to do it with here: https://www.churchofthehighlands.com/groups
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