The Power of a Praying Woman by Stormie Omartian
Week 4: Chapter 3 — Lord, Help Me to Be a Forgiving Person
Read Chapter 3 of The Power of a Praying Woman. Key Scriptures: Matthew 6:14-15; Ephesians 4:31-32.
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Few things shut down a woman's prayer life as quietly and completely as unforgiveness — and Omartian tackles it with both compassion and clarity.
Discussion Questions
6 questions1.Omartian describes unforgiveness as a prison that we think holds someone else but actually holds us. Has there been a time when releasing forgiveness felt like releasing yourself?
2.She is careful to say that forgiving someone does not mean what they did was acceptable or that trust is automatically restored. How does that distinction help you when forgiveness feels impossible?
3.Omartian draws on her own story of forgiving her mother for deep childhood wounds. What makes it especially hard to forgive those who hurt us in our formative years?