When You Pray, If You Want Your Prayers Answered, You Need to Forgive Others, #2

TEXT: Mark 11:25-26: "And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses."

Martin Luther King Jr. once said, "Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude."

C.S. Lewis said, "To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable, because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you."

George Herbert said, "He who cannot forgive others destroys the bridge over which he himself must pass."

Joan Lunden said, "Holding on to anger, resentment and hurt only gives you tense muscles, a headache and a sore jaw from clenching your teeth. Forgiveness gives you back the laughter and the lightness in your life."

Joyce Meyer said, "Forgiveness is not a feeling - it's a decision we make because we want to do what's right before God. It's a quality decision that won't be easy and it may take time to get through the process, depending on the severity of the offense.”

Corrie Ten Boom said, "Forgiveness is an act of the will, and the will can function regardless of the temperature of the heart."

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