Accentuating Scripture in order to forgive
To forgive you must Accentuate Scripture and not self
Herein lies the challenge for us all, not only in this area of forgiveness but for life in general and that is to accentuate scripture and not ourselves. It is a natural act to react, enact or just merely behave according to what we know and what we have become accustom to doing. Human beings are creatures of habit. If we all were to examine our lives closely you will discover that there are some things that we do, say, eat, drive, as well as wear out of habit. We drive the same way to and from work catching the same lights. We eat the same foods. We sit in the same seat/pew every Sunday. These things are done without thinking. They are done reflexively and can be classified as reflex actions. Reflex actions are almost instantaneous and nearly an involuntary behavior, sometimes also classified as habitual behavior.
Habits are routines of behavior that are repeated regularly and tend to occur subconsciously, without one being conscious about them. Habitual behavior often goes unnoticed in persons exhibiting it, because a person does not need to engage in self-analysis when undertaking routine tasks. As behaviors are repeated in a consistent context, there is an incremental increase in the link between the context and the action. This increases the automaticity of the behavior in that context. However, good intentions are able to override the negative effect of bad habits. It is through accentuating scripture and not ourselves that we intend to develop some good intentions through Holy and Divine text. It is through scripture that we are enabled to override un-forgiveness, lingering hurts along with the non-biblical responses to offenses.
