Learning to Love Your Judas: The Other Side of the Church

By Omar Bryan

There will be a time in our lives where we will have to make a decision to forgive or harbor unforgiveness in our hearts. Some of the most painful and traumatic experiences are caused by friends, family, loved ones you consider to be family, spouses and even your own children. Author Omar Bryan fully deals with the issues of unforgiveness head on, giving us practical advice and telling us how to handle ourselves within the issue.

He gives us the way of escape through the word of God and then gives you, the reader, room to choose to forgive. This book is well
rounded with completed answers. If you still can't forgive after reading this book, it isn’t because you don’t know how, it will be because you simply chose not to forgive.

• Language: English
• Publisher: BookBaby
• Release date: Sep 19, 2016
• ISBN: 9781483579467

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INTRODUCTION

Love. It’s a weighty word. Everyone desires it, some have found it, many are still seeking it and some have encountered it in the wrong places. It may come in many forms, but one sure thing is that none of us can deny that we all need it.

Just like seasons change, so do the people that surround us on a daily basis, whether they be at our job, at school, at church or even at home. Conflict happens. When this occurs, nothing is more challenging than dealing with someone who demoralizes you with their lies, despite the truth being presented before them. Some of us would have walked away to deal with matters like this another day, while others would have been stuck with disbelief from the agony of it all.

Here’s what we know: God is relational and has fashioned us this way. His intentions are for us to have healthy relationships with those that surround us; our relatives, our friends, our church community and our colleagues. No matter what corner of your life your relationships represent, God honors – and expects you to honor them all.

Many people may have difficulty navigating relationships because we have not learned how to overcome the sting of unforgiveness which, when left unchecked, leads to trust issues and dysfunctional relationships.

Pain is an inhibitor that causes us to withdraw from promising situations; with the intent to protect the heart. It is also that constant reminder that we tend to ignore because we don’t want to deal with the issues of the past, causing many of us to be guarded which keeps us from experiencing the joy of fruitful relationships.

Harboring dysfunction within our relationships will cause us to live a life of limitations. It threatens our dreams, paralyzes us from pursuing purpose, weakens our faith, diminishes our hope in God and keeps us from trusting the promise of His word.

It’s time to examine the intentions of the heart and deal with the issue head on. You will never be free from that which you don’t confront. As human beings we tend to create a mental utopia to escape our reality. We buy friends, buy counterfeit love and put on a daily façade to keep up the appearance that everything is ok when deep down inside we are screaming for help.

God’s ultimate desire is that the same relationship that we have with Him vertically, is what we experience horizontally with others. You have tried everything you know; you have been to the conferences, the seminars, you may have even changed your number just trying to get a break and start over. But perhaps it seems like this area of your life is stuck on repeat and you’re longing to be liberated. Your answer to that liberation begins with an intentional decision to be healed.

My prayer is that as you read this book, you will allow God room to heal you from the sting of betrayal and the pain your heart feels that words can not convey.

CHAPTER 1

SAVE ME FROM MYSELF

"To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that