When we are not repentant for the sins that we commit against God daily, there is a strong chance that the enemy will be able to seep in sneakily and wreak havoc in your life. You might be wondering why we should be asking for forgiveness when Jesus died on the cross for all of our sins. Well, that is correct and because Jesus died on the cross for our sins we now have the ability to apply the blood of Jesus Christ to our sins and have them wiped away. Repentance is important in order to do that. 

• Then if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves, if they will pray and seek me and stop their evil ways, I will hear them from heaven. I will forgive their sin, and I will heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14 New Century Version (NCV)

• If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness 1 John 1:8-9 (NKJV)



When we live our “regular lives” of going to work, coming home, taking care of our kids, hanging out on the weekend with friends, going to church — it can become easy to think that we are without sin. All of us have a story of how we came to Christ or are coming to Christ yet when we have not deliberately said sorry and turned from our ways that were against a Holy God, you better believe that the enemy will use any peep hole to bring chaos and disorder in your life.

Though we may “think” that we are without sin in our “normal life” we forget about how we judged the person at work, or spent 10 hours on social media idolizing and coveting after other people, or speaking against our children saying that they get on our nerves, or when we came into agreement with fear after watching the news, or when we gossiped about our friend or simply listened to the gossip as it took place.

These things may seem to pass us by plus so much more and so we must come before a Holy God with a repentant heart, knowing that every single day we mess up and we don’t deserve Him of our own works. It is ONLY because of the blood of Jesus Christ that we can be forgiven and have relationship with Him. If not for the blood, we would be responsible for the payment of every sin that we have committed day in and day out — and, friend that list is exhaustive. We desperately need the blood of Jesus Christ to cleanse and thank God that He is faithful to not only forgive us but also cleanse us as we see in 1 John 1:8. 

No sin is greater than the other, however, when we look at Scripture, we see that some of the sins that aroused God's anger were pride and idolatry. In entrepreneurship today, we see some of the same themes occuring where success is obtained and shortly after, there is an infiltration of pride or idolatry which then leads to a fall. Or we see an entrepreneur who may be idolizing success so much that their life revolves around the sole idea of money, fame, and riches. Let's not do this!

Let's come before God and repent for these sins that we have committed to not give the enemy a foothold against our lives, businesses, families, or anything else.

Pride

Hebrew definition: zāḏôn

Definition: pride, insolence, presumptuousness, arrogance (Referenced from Blue Letter Bible, Strongs H2102)

Practical example in our life: Believing that we can start a business based on the education, previous experience, and connections that "we" have formed over the last 20 years. This completely ignores the fact that God has given us all ability to do all things

Idolatry

Greek definition: eidōlolatria

Blue Letter Bible Definition: the worship of false gods, idolatry; of the formal sacrificial feats held in honour of false gods; of avarice, as a worship of Mammon; in the plural, the vices springing from idolatry and peculiar to it

Practical example in our life:

• Spending more time on social media than spending time with or abiding in God
• Expecting fulfillment, love, and adoration from the success found in business, marriage, parenthood, etc.

Here are some additional resources that are freely available online as additional prayer resources. Though we have resources, we may consider that God wants to hear from our lips and hearts. He wants to hear from His child and so these resources are starting points with the goal of encouraging you to spend time with your Abba and reconcile in every way.

Additional References for further prayer points:

• LINK : Resources for additional deliverance prayers
• Deliverance from Demonic Curses and Covenants by Rev James Solomon
• Setting the Captives Free : Deliverance Manual by Beverly Tucker
• Prayers That Rout Demons: Prayers for Defeating Demons and Overthrowing the Powers of Darkness by John Eckhardt

Assignment: Read the entire chapter of Isaiah 59 and in your notebook or Bible, write down what stood out to you.

One Scripture that I want to highlight is:

• But your iniquities have separated; you from your God; your sins have hidden his face from you,so that he will not hear. Isaiah 59:2 NIV

God cannot forgive you if you do not forgive others and we see that here in the below Scriptures:

• “But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.”Matthew‬ ‭6‬:‭15‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

• For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.” Matthew‬ ‭6‬:‭14‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

• “And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.” ‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭4‬:‭32‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

• ““Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.”‭‭Luke‬ ‭6‬:‭37‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

• Then Peter came to Him and said, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times?” Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven. Therefore the kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. And when he had begun to settle accounts, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents. But as he was not able to pay, his master commanded that he be sold, with his wife and children and all that he had, and that payment be made. The servant therefore fell down before him, saying, ‘Master, have patience with me, and I will pay you all.’ Then the master of that servant was moved with compassion, released him, and forgave him the debt. “But that servant went out and found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii; and he laid hands on him and took him by the throat, saying, ‘Pay me what you owe!’ So his fellow servant fell down at his feet and begged him, saying, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you all.’ And he would not, but went and threw him into prison till he should pay the debt. So when his fellow servants saw what had been done, they were very grieved, and came and told their master all that had been done. Then his master, after he had called him, said to him, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me. Should you not also have had compassion on your fellow servant, just as I had pity on you?’ And his master was angry, and delivered him to the torturers until he should pay all that was due to him. “So My heavenly Father also will do to you if each of you, from his heart, does not forgive his brother his trespasses.””Matthew‬ ‭18‬:‭21‬-‭35‬ ‭NKJV‬‬



Holding onto all of that anger and that misery is actually binding you and holding you back from being all that God has called you to be. 

This also allows for there to be a foothold where the enemy can ruin both your personal and professional life and we don’t want that. 

Whatever they did. Let it go. 

One thing that I saw recently on TikTok is that when someone offends you, forgive them quickly. They are already in torment. 

Just this past weekend, I ran into someone who I knew a while back and with just one glance this person made me feel like I wasn’t worthy and all that. Not true! I’m a daughter of the most high King. 

Anyway, we have to choose to forgive because the people that hurt us the most are already being tormented day and night lest they submit it to Jesus. 

Let yourself be justified by God. Jesus already did the hard work for us. 

• “Moreover whom He predestined, these He also called; whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified.”‭‭Romans‬ ‭8‬:‭30‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

God commands us to love Him with all our heart, soul, and mind and to love others. 

• “Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.””‭‭Matthew‬ ‭22‬:‭37‬-‭40‬ ‭NKJV‬

Prayer Points:

1. 1. Lord, I thank you for forgiving me and I declare that I forgive (list everyone by name that you may need to forgive). You can start with those closest to you and work your way through all friendships, bosses, coworkers, acquaintances, other drivers in traffic, strangers, pastors, church members, neighbors, those in your community, your government, your officials, those in the world, God, yourself. 
   2. you read that correctly that you want to forgive God because though He never did anything against you, you may be holding bitterness or resentment towards Him for not doing the things that you desired. 
   3. You also want to forgive yourself and let go of the foolish ways of your past. There’s no condemnation for those who live in Christ Jesus and so if God forgot about it, you should too. 
   4. Be lead by the Holy Spirit when it comes to who you should forgive and everything that you should for forgive them for.