Forgiveness: Overcoming the Impossible

by Matthew West

Overview

Whether giving or receiving, forgiveness is the key toward true healing and blessing.

God says there are no limits to forgiveness toward others or ourselves. And when Matthew West set out on a journey asking people to share their true life stories, Renée shared about how she chose to forgive the drunk driverwho hit and killed her daughter.

This remarkable story and others like it bring peace and healing to the one needing and the ones giving forgiveness. Fifty powerful stories share forgiveness through divorce, betrayal, addiction, abandonment, death, and more. Each story ties into the promises of God’s faithfulness and healing, and ends with the story of God’s ultimate forgiveness through the message of salvation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781400239634
Publisher:	Nelson, Thomas, Inc.
Publication date:	03/29/2022
Pages:	208
Sales rank:	1,129,974
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 6.00(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Matthew West has built his career as a revered storyteller. The five-time GRAMMY nominee, dubbed by Billboard as "one of Christian music’s most prolific singer-songwriters," has been awarded multiple RIAA Gold and Platinum certifications, notched 30 number one songs combined as an artist and songwriter, and has more than 250 songwriting credits to his name.

Matthew is passionate about providing hope and healing through the power of prayer and story. My Story Your Glory marks his seventh book following: Give This Christmas Away, The Story Of Your Life, Forgiveness, Today Is Day One, Hello, My Name Is and The God Who Stays. The new 30-day devotional was inspired by his 22-track album of the same title which was released in 2023.

Matthew and his wife, Emily, live in Nashville with their two daughters, Lulu and Delaney.

Table of Contents

Foreword vi

Introduction xi

Forgiving Others

Renee - Two Prisoners, One Word 3

Joe - Restored 10

Alice-Forgiveness is Like the Weather 18

Sharon - The Preacher's Wife 24

Melissa - Erasing the Tape 31

Justice 39

Krystal - Where Were You, God? 46

Anonymous - The Power to Wish Them Well 55

Asking for Forgiveness

Linda - Time Heals No Wounds 63

George - Side Effects 70

David - No Fear in Forgiveness 77

Don't Let the Sun Go Down 84

Josh - Speak the Words 91

When Forgiveness Won't Come 98

Forgiving Yourself

Jeremy - Jesus Stooped Down 109

Jordan - Hello, My Name Is 115

Rusty-A Number, a Donkey, and a Not-So-Subtle Wake-Up Call 121

Ronnie-When Loving the Unlovable Means You 128

Embracing God's Forgiveness

Ginny-A Lifetime of Secrets 139

Not Another Knot 147

Sam-It's Not Too Late 154

Forgiveness for All 161

Eric - Not Guilty 168

Best Day Ever! 177

Endnotes 188