{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"New Hope Church | becomehope","title":"Are You Choosing Anger or Choosing Forgiveness?","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/d918ab2d\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2031,"description":"Jesus commands us: \"Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us.\" Then He adds: \"If you refuse to forgive others, your Father will not forgive your sins\" (Matthew 6:14-15).\nThis is an incredibly dangerous prayer. If you harbor anger, if you choose not to forgive, you're literally saying to God: \"I don't want you to forgive me either.\"\nTHE PROBLEM: WE'RE GETTING ANGRIER\nRoad rage is UP. Indiana ranks 3rd in the nation for fatal crashes from road rage. Shootings on roadways jumped from 9 in 2019 to 65 in 2021.\nAnger at government: 70% of Americans are frustrated or angry (consistently since 2010).\nSocial media: \"Rage bait\" was Oxford's Word of the Year. Content designed to make you angry keeps you on the site longer. Studies show: more social media = more anger.\nWHY WE'RE ANGRY: Fundamental Attribution Error\nWhen YOU mess up: \"Well, circumstances dictated...\" When SOMEONE ELSE messes up: \"That idiot! They're fundamentally flawed!\"\nWe cut ourselves slack we're not willing to give others.\nHOW TO FORGIVE:\nStop saying \"I can't forgive\" - That's a lie. You CHOOSE not to forgive. Forgiveness is a choice. So is anger.\nLearn the difference between HURT and INJURY - Injury requires treatment. Hurt can be forgiven. Deal with injury appropriately, but recognize most offenses are hurt, not injury.\nForgiveness doesn't eliminate consequences - A thief can apologize, but legal consequences remain. Forgiveness doesn't erase effects.\nForgiveness benefits YOU, not them - If you choose anger, it consumes you. If you forgive, you're FREE from bondage to that offense.\nRecognize how God has forgiven YOU - That slap on the cheek doesn't seem so big when you look at Jesus on the cross.\nChoose to forgive DAILY - It's not one-time. Every day you can pick that offense back up. So every day, choose to forgive again.\nBUT WAIT—Can We Rebuke AND Forgive?\nLuke 17: \"If another believer sins, rebuke that person. Then if there's repentance, forgive.\"\n\"Judge\" has two meanings: (1) Come...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/QeSOhOM9pdl7ie6YwFiWKrFHSz-rrRbE1NzVv7jCKNA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzIwMDk2LzE2MTc4/MDY0ODctYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}