Forgiving God | Natalie Hochstatter

Why would we need to forgive God? He is good and he is perfect. If he is blameless and without fault, then why would we need to forgive Him? The truth is that we don't always agree with what God does. Maybe we don't like "how" God did something. Mostly, we get offended by what God doesn't do. Even though God was acting according to His good and perfect will and He is actually working all things together for your good, we can still become offended that God didn't behave like we expected Him to.

When we get offended, we pull away, we guard ourselves, and we create a barrier (or a fence) between us and God. If you're honest with yourself, I'd be willing to bet that there a few things that God has or hasn't done that have caused you pain or anger. We need to forgive God because as long as we hold that pain against God, we will never truly be able to have an authentic, open-hearted relationship with Him. 

Today Natalie Hochstatter guides us through forgiving God of our offenses and restoring a truly intimate relationship with our good and loving father.