The Healing Mirror to Forgiveness: Looking at Yourself Through the Images of Others

By Derek A. Seeney

If you’re seeking a purpose driven life and have read other top Christian books about the subject of forgiveness, you’re sure to enjoy this Navy Veteran’s story that will help you understand how to deal with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), apply God’s word to your life and learn to forgive others.

In this captivating testimony, The Healing Mirror To Forgiveness, lays out a framework for developing a heart determined to live free of hate and revenge. If you’re struggling to forgive a loved-one, co-worker, or life partner this might be one of the best Christian books you can read to overcome an unforgiving heart. It demonstrates how to learn to forgive and heal through self-examination and reliance on biblical teachings and God’s word.

If you’re seeking practical application of God’s word, you’ll learn how to choose the right words in times of frustration and confusion to avoid chaos and an unforgiving heart. The Healing Mirror To Forgiveness will put you on a path to overcome disagreements, achieve forgiveness and be a peacemaker that honors God.

• Language: English
• Publisher: WestBow Press
• Release date: Jan 5, 2021
• ISBN: 9781664211742

Derek A. Seeney

Derek Seeney is a United States Navy Veteran who faithfully served in the Iraq Enduring Freedom War. After returning home he struggled with PTSD and found himself addicted to drugs and homeless on the streets of Baltimore, Maryland. While attending Baltimore’s School of The Bible, he developed a personal relationship with the Lord, and plunged himself into the teachings of Jesus Christ. He has traveled the world and is happy to share his experience learning about forgiveness through the eyes of different cultures and customs. In 2017 he traveled to Kolkata, Indian to visit Mother Teresa’s Tomb and witness her life of simplicity and total heart of forgiveness.

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"THE BEGINNING STEPS

TOWARDS FORGIVENESS"

1. Remembering how great is God’s Forgiveness.

2. I will not be disobedient or consumed with envy and hate because of the situation.

3. I will fight the fight of forgiveness with hope.

4. I will not depend on my will to forgive, but seek the Lord’s guidance in getting justice restored.

5. I will have faith that Forgiveness is possible.

6. I will accept my part in the disagreement.

7. I will not take revenge out of the Lord’s hand

8. Recognizing the Hand of God in Forgiveness

9. I will Follow Jesus on the Road to Forgiveness.

10. If the Lord can forgive me, so can I forgive all.

MY TESTIMONY

The bible (Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth) is the chief moral guide for all that is good, honest, and right and the best book for regulating the concerns and hearts of men and women everywhere, whether out at sea or at home in your living room. The bible defines honest principles, genuine liberty, and laws that are to be drawn from the word of God, and sustained in our society. God’s timeless truth has the power to transform your life into something beautiful, special, and well worth living for and sharing with others. He is our true rock in time of need.

Dear Heavenly Father, thank you for your Word. It has strengthened my character, as well as faith, and made me a better person. It has kept me in times of loneliness and despair, whether abroad in foreign countries or in homeports.

Many times in our spiritual walk with the Lord, we do not know where He is leading us or why. Sometimes we fail to understand why He may be allowing certain circumstances to invade our perfect world that we have established for our own comfort and pleasure. Nevertheless, we must always obey the direction of the Lord for our lives, in complete subjection to His Will, with the faith and trust that He knows what’s best for us! I have many regrets of the things I would do differently in my life. Thank you for healing my wounds with your love, grace, mercy, and boundless forgiveness. I will always stay faithful and anchored in your word with love and forgiveness for all others.

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Airmen out at sea during their West pack Tour, put their faith in God, and come home safely. True blessings to all of my Heroes.

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This book is in remembrance to my belated brother Mark Seeney who served in the United States Air Force, and his son Clifford Williams, who served in The United States Army. May their souls rest in peace and be remembered for their honorable service to their country.

This book was delivered from the Holy Spirit to my soul to give hope and encouragement to our Unites States Armed Forces. Please always pray for our young men and women serving their country in Honor and support our Wounded Warrior Project.

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Faith demands a lifestyle in which you abandon yourself to the Will of God. It’s an honest commitment to live, think and speak the Word of God into your everyday life circumstances.

Each and every one of us gets one chance to make our life count for something great by inspiring the lives and hearts of everyone we come in contact with love and appreciation.

Being unaware that we are entertaining Angels and the Guardians of our souls in the process, we should always greet each other with pure and unconditional love (agape).

It is our civic duty to the Universe and God to do the best that we are possibly capable of doing with what we are blessed with by the Lord. God does not expect everyone to become millionaires and celebrities, but He does expect us to be fruitful, productive, and multiply what we have been entrusted with.

My prayer is that you will never settle for anything less than what God has intended for you. God intends to do many things in your life as you decide and continue to trust and walk with Him through all facets of life. So be sober and vigilant, because your adversary, the devil, as a roaring lion walks about, seeking whom he may devour (1Peter 5:8). Let us live in total subjection to God’s word and always follow the guiding light in our hearts.

"HOW GREAT IS GOD’S

FORGIVENESS"

The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in love. He will not always accuse, nor will he harbor his anger forever; he does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us (Ps.103:8-12).

"Wherefore, I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven; the same loves little (St. Luke 7:47).

We must always forgive each other in order to free ourselves from the bondage of hate that hardens our hearts and damages our good nature. We can’t forgive with a closed heart.

The religious leaders of Jesus period and day had taught that those who had been taken advantage of should forgive their enemies only two or three times at the most. Peter thought if forgiving someone seven times would be enough to claim total forgiveness. Jesus told Peter that we should forgive seventy times seven (490 times) when someone as offended us or wronged us in some type or matter. Does this mean that we should stop forgiving someone after they have offended us four hundred and ninety times? Absolutely not!! Chances of Forgiveness should never be counted or kept track of.

"HEALING OF THE

SOUL THROUGH

FORGIVENESS"

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W hen God is the anchor of your soul, His faithfulness and strength always’ overshadow life’s pressures. Stillness and trust in Him are our strengths (Isa.30:15). Draw close to Jesus Christ, and He will calm the winds of adversity in your life. For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead body. You are complete in Him which is the head of all principality and power (Coloss.2:9-10). You must stay in the spirit of God and be ready to lay all of your problems at his feet without doubt.

Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord does not count against him and in whose spirit is no deceit (Ps.32:1-2). Admit your faults.

We do not serve a God that cannot relate to us or understand our pain and difficulties. He will never solve any problem without an invitation. He’s never far from us and can be summoned at a moments notice.

If we never give in to defeat, God will see us through all situations. Whenever your soul and heart are in line with Jesus Christ teachings, it will be much easier to forgive and get along well with others. A forgiving heart will always be accepted and appreciated by everyone. You will never be asked to forgive something that you never needed forgiveness for. When you forgive someone else, you are releasing your soul and spirit from the hate and sin. Your soul longs to be free and loving to all in need of your help and guidance in their weaknesses. The soul will always be healed through forgiveness with you let Jesus Christ rein in your life and turn your will over to Him. The soul will never reject healing and forgiveness when it is based in God’s love. Whenever your soul is troubled and worrisome about matters that are out of your control, usually forgiveness is owed to someone or at least a sincere apology. Feelings don’t become hurt by unless there is a misunderstanding involved, and many times the person that is responsible is unaware of your pain. The soul will always heal through forgiveness and a sincere heart felt apology. Friendships are usually ended and enemies are made at the unfulfilled request of an apology. Apologies are never about who is right or wrong but are designed to bridge the gap of a misunderstanding or unwanted dispute between friends or family. The healing of the soul will eventually come if you allow the Lord to touch your heart and release the pain and suffering your experiencing through your hate and resentment for others actions. When you heal the soul through true forgiveness, your mind and spirit will be at rest and you will be in perfect harmony with God. The Lord wants you to always resort to forgiveness before hate and violence. We can always forgive others when we forgive ourselves first and lean on God’s promises. Sometimes in life the soul doesn’t heal very easily and it takes work and prayer to find rest for it. Your soul will never find rest and healing in the mist of arguments and confusion. Sometimes you have to remove yourself from the situation and evaluate whether it is worth investing your hate and disappointment in it. All arguments and frustrations exist in the mind and soul before they enter the physical world. The healing of your soul through forgiveness will illuminate your situation and the solution will stand before you. You will never be able to get rid of a unsettling feeling, if you don’t make piece with it and render forgiveness for the assumption of things you don’t understand. A lot of times in life we speak about things we have no knowledge about and hurt many others in the process. Apologies and forgiveness will not always heal all wounds but they are definitely a starting point to a resolution. You can be sure that when you consult the Lord in your misery and hurt, He will heal your pain and quiet your soul through the love and forgiveness in his sovereign word. We are members of the Lord’s army and must always commit to doing our part in winning souls to Christ. A soul is never won over through confusion and arguments about who’s right or wrong. Anyone can settle on being right because it feels good and makes you think you’re a winner. In life many things are learned and skills sharpened from being wrong. A good winner always knows how to lose gracefully and accept defeat. There will always come healing and growth after experiencing defeat and loss. We can be assured that victory and honor will