You Don’t Have to Forget

Current Teaching Series You Make Me Crazy

You Don't Have to Forget By Rick Warren — Nov 1, 2016 “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose” (Romans 8:28 NIV). You’ve heard this phrase over and over: “Forgive and forget.” There’s only one problem with it: You can’t do it. It’s impossible! You really can’t forget a hurt in your life. In fact, you can’t even try to forget it. Because when you’re trying to forget, you are actually focusing on the very thing you want to forget. Forgetting is not what God wants you to do. Instead, he wants you to trust him and see how he can bring good out of it. That’s more important than forgetting, because then you can thank God for the good that he brought out of it. You can’t thank God for things you forget. Romans 8:28 says, “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose” (NIV). It doesn’t say that all things are good, because all things are not good. Cancer is not good. Disease is not good. Death is not good. Divorce is not good. War is not good. Rape and abuse are not good. There are a lot of things in life that are evil. Not everything that happens in this world is God’s will. But God says he will work good out of the bad things in life if you will trust him. When you come to him and say, “God, I give you all the pieces of my life,” he will return peace for your pieces. He gives you peace in your heart that comes from knowing that even if you don’t understand the hurt in your life, you can still forgive, knowing that God will use that pain for good. You don’t have to forget the wrong thing that someone did to you. You can’t do it even if you tried! But God says you don’t have to forget it. You just have to forgive and then see how he will bring good out of it. PLAY today’s audio teaching from Pastor Rick >> Talk It Over What do you need to do today to forgive someone who has wronged you so you can move on? How have you seen God work good in your life from difficult situations?

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Series Summary Message 1: ​​ Six Keys to Peace In Relationships Message 2: ​​​​​​​​​​ Who's Pushing Your Buttons? Message 3: ​​ Resolving Conflict Message 4: ​​ Finding the Love of Your Life Message 5: Breaking Free from Abuse Message 6: ​​Escaping the People Pleaser Trap Message 7:  Keeping the Crazymakers from Making You Crazy Message 8: How to Keep Your Marriage Growing PLAY TODAY'S BROADCAST

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