Episode 101: A Discussion on Forgiveness with June Hunt

Today we're talking about forgiveness.Forgiveness literally means "to release"; it's an act of grace toward another person.Easier said than done when someone has committed seemingly unforgivable sins. And when trying to do so with our own fleshly power. But we're not doing that. We've been empowered by the Holy Spirit to do the supernatural, and that includes extending forgiveness to those who have wronged us. By forgiving, we're removing that person from our own emotional grip, and allowing the Lord to deal with them.That is the essence of today's episode with the amazing June Hunt. June will share a bit of her own story of forgiving someone who had committed true atrocities against her and her family, and how through God's power was able to forgive this person and minister to others who are struggling with forgiving others.Even themselves.Here's a bit of what you'll hear in today's episode:-June overcame a major dysfunctional childhood prior to finding success...05:55-Unspoken pain created a prison in June's mind and heart...09:30-The process by which June was able to forgive someone who had committed seemingly unforgivable sins...14:30-Forgiveness is not a feeling; it is a conscious decision that requires conscious action...20:30-The stuck point of forgiving yourself for prior sins...23:30-Forgiveness is an opportunity we have every day...26:30-Confronting our pain can be a scary situation; it's outside our comfort zone...31:25-How the issue of gender (mis)identity is connected to a lack of forgiveness within individual and collective hearts...41:41-One thing many people don't know about June...48:07-And much more!Resources mentioned:Hope for the HeartConnect with today's guest!FacebookTwitterInstagramFounder and CSO (Chief Servant Officer)June Hunt, M.A., is an author, singer, speaker and founder of Hope For The Heart, a worldwide biblical counseling ministry. Her lifework has yielded landmark contributions in the field of Christian counseling.Hope For The Heart, which she founded in 1986, offers biblical hope and practical help — through biblical counsel, coaching and context for contemporary concerns — in more than 60 countries on 6 continents.Early family pain was the catalyst that shaped June’s compassionate heart. Later as a church youth director, and then becoming a college/career director, she became aware of the need for sound biblical counsel. This led June to a lifelong commitment to provide God’s Truth for Today’s Problems.Keys Unlock a Flourishing MinistryAfter years of teaching and research, she developed Counseling Through The Bible, a scripturally based counseling course addressing 100 topics, such as Marriage, Parenting and Boundaries … Anger, Addictions and Abuse … Depression, Stress and Suicide. These resources grew to become the 100-topic Biblical Counseling Library, which helps people move from wrong thinking to right thinking … and from wrong living to right living.These 100 Biblical Counseling Keys – now renamed Keys for Living — have become the foundation for the ministry’s steady expansion, including the 2002 creation of the Biblical Counseling Institute (BCI) initiated by Criswell College, where June earned her Master of Arts degree in counseling. Each conference — now renamed the Biblical Counseling Intensive – provides training for everyone, including pastors, counselor