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Spoiled adults find long-term forgiveness to be difficult and impossible. Unforgiveness can profoundly affect our lives, especially within the context of our experiential faith in Christ.
When others or self makes too many decisions in the lives of others, the person who is on the end OF others making decisions for them – it sets them up to feel degraded and incompetent. It causes the “spoiled child” syndrome. Spoiled children as adults suffer from seeking the same answers repetitively without embracing victory. This is because the SC (Spoiled Child) has locked into an identity of others making decisions for them, so they continue to live without authentic forgiveness or long-term change.
Spoiled adults find long-term forgiveness to be difficult and impossible. Unforgiveness can profoundly affect our lives, especially within the context of our experiential faith in Christ vs. doing or saying the right actions/words to prove our self-righteousness. Spoiled adults HATE being viewed as incompetent. Since the SC was pressured to be perfect as a child, as an adult, they develop “pretty flesh.” Here are some of the dangers associated with not choosing Christ’s indwelling forgiveness as a permanent measure:
Spiritual Turmoil: When we harbor long-term covert unforgiveness, it hinders our spiritual resolute. In this, the individual spends most of their lives attempting to find solutions versus living the victorious Christian life. Identity shifts from Christ to the ideation of compulsively searching for what they already know. This is why they/we covertly remain in unforgiveness – it keeps the spoiled child syndrome alive; it’s all about me. It becomes difficult for these “victims” to maintain a vibrant prayer life and engage in authentic worship due to the worship of self. Unforgiveness and the spoiled child syndrome often become blended as one identity, preventing the self-induced suffering Saint from experiencing His fullness and grace.
Stifled Witness: Our ability to be effective witnesses for Christ is compromised when we hold onto extended bitterness. Forgiveness means relinquishing the desire for revenge or retaliation on self and others, even when we habitually keep it alive for identity’s sake. A heart filled with resentment dampens our testimony and undermines our ability to share God’s love with others. This creates a false sense of guilt, which throws the individual back into their horrid displaced identity cycle.
Physical Toll: Unforgiveness doesn’t just affect our minds; it can take a toll on our bodies. The stress caused by covert or overt bitterness triggers tension, anxiety, and chemical imbalances in the brain. Over time, this chronic stress weakens our physical health.
Broken Relationships: Unforgiveness can seep into various aspects of our lives. For example, resentment toward a family member can discolor our relationships with others, impact our work performance, and affect our involvement in selfless Body Life Fellowship.
God’s Forgiveness: Jesus emphasized the importance of forgiving others by releasing Him as the forgiver through the authentic, indwelt Christian. He taught that if we don’t forgive others, we will struggle with our heavenly Father forgiving us. Our ongoing relationship with God is hindered when we withhold His indwelling forgiveness from others. When offenders look at a believer, they should see justification in action – just as if they never sinned against you.
Forgiveness in Christ is an indwelling transformative force. It heals wounds, restores broken relationships, and sets captives free. When we forgive, we release the burden of bitterness and allow God’s grace to flow through us. Through Christ’s sacrifice, we learn that forgiveness is not weakness but strength—a choice that leads to redemption and abundant life in and through Jesus.
Listen to my full message on extending forgiveness HERE. [33 min.]
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Oregon Health Officials Confirm Human Case Of Bubonic Plague
Oregon health officials confirmed the first human case of the bubonic plague found in more than eight years. The victim was reportedly infected by their pet cat.
Deschutes County Health Officer Dr. Richard Fawcett said that the cat was “very sick” and had a draining abscess, which indicated an infection.
Fawcett also stated that all residents and pets in close contact with the victim were contacted and offered antibiotics to prevent any infections from becoming symptomatic.“If we know a patient has the bacteria in the blood, we might decide to be on the safe side,” he said.
Victims infected with the bubonic plague will display symptoms such as painful swelling and swollen lymph nodes. Most of the time, it can be easily cured with antibiotics.
Victims usually show signs of the infection within two to eight days.
“If not diagnosed early, bubonic plague can progress to septicemic plague (bloodstream infection) and/or pneumonic plague (lung infection),” the county stated. “These forms of plague are more severe and difficult to treat. Fortunately, this case was identified and treated in the earlier stages of the disease, posing little risk to the community. No additional cases of plague have emerged during the communicable disease investigation.”
According to The Science Times, squirrels, chipmunks, and other wild rodents, along with their fleas, are usually carriers of the bubonic plague. When the affected animal dies, its fleas can transmit the infection to humans and other animals via bite.
Health officials stated that cats are more susceptible to the plague because they are more likely to hunt rodents, and their bodies have a hard time fighting off the infection.
Oregon’s last case of the bubonic plague was in 2015 when an adolescent girl was suspected of being infected by a flea on a hunting trip.
While cases are rare in the U.S., David Wagner, the director of the Biodefense and Disease Ecology Center at Northern Arizona University’s Pathogen and Microbiome Institute, stated that the “hot spot” for the infection is in the “Four Corners region,” close to the borders of Utah, Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico.
The bubonic plague led to the Black Death, which killed millions of people in Europe during the Middle Ages. Wagner, however, stated that it does not pose as much of a threat today due to modern medicine.
Under two articles of impeachment accusing Mayorkas of "willful and systemic refusal to comply with the law" and a "breach of public trust," House Republicans took the rare step toward removing Mayorkas from office on Tuesday. The vote came a week after an initial attempt failed.
But the impeachment push is all but certain to die in the Senate, which has the final say over removing officials under the Constitution.
Here's what to know about the Mayorkas impeachment vote and what happens next.
The impeachment vote
The House narrowly voted 214 to 213 to impeach Mayorkas, with three Republicans opposing the move. The vote came after the effort fell short last week, when Mayorkas narrowly survived an impeachment vote as a handful of Republicans joined with Democrats to oppose it. But when House Majority Leader Steve Scalise returned to the chamber this week after being away for cancer treatment, Republicans had the narrow majority they needed to impeach the cabinet secretary.
In a statement on Tuesday, the Department of Homeland Security said the impeachment push was "pointless," "unconstitutional" and "baseless." And Democrats have likewise derided the effort, calling the impeachment a political stunt with no constitutional basis.
"This baseless impeachment will do nothing to secure the border — Republicans have admitted as much," Mississippi Rep. Bennie Thompson, the top Democrat on the House Homeland Security Committee, said in a statement after the vote. "Instead of providing the Department of Homeland Security the resources it needs or working together towards a bipartisan solution, they have rejected any solution for the sole reason that they can have a political wedge issue in an election year."
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testifies during a House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee hearing on April 27, 2022. / Credit: Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images
Constitutional scholars have argued that the allegations against Mayorkas do not rise to the level of impeachable offenses, noting that under the Constitution, the basis for impeachment is "high Crimes and Misdemeanors." But ultimately, enough Republicans coalesced around the move to impeach the Cabinet secretary to protest the administration's handling of the U.S.-Mexico border.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, said Tuesday that Mayorkas "is an exceptional case." Johnson argued that the border chief "has brought more damage on the country than any cabinet secretary that has ever been."
"The House has a constitutional responsibility, as I've said many times, probably the heaviest next to a declaration of war, and we have to do our job regardless of what the other chamber does," he told reporters.
What happens now that Mayorkas has been impeached?
The vote does not remove Mayorkas from office, since impeachment is only the first step in the process of ousting an official from their post. The matter now heads to the Senate, which has the "sole Power" under the Constitution to hold a trial that could lead to conviction and removal from office.
It's highly unlikely that Mayorkas would be removed by the Democratic-controlled Senate, where a two-thirds majority would be required for conviction. Senators of both parties have criticized the House for holding an impeachment vote in the first place, knowing it will fail in the upper chamber.
Still, exactly how the Senate will proceed remains to be seen. Precedent dictates that the chamber will move quickly to trial, but what that looks like — and what the Constitution demands — has been subject to debate.
"[The Constitution] says that the Senate 'shall' have the sole power to hold a trial, but that 'shall' is doing a lot of work there and it doesn't mandate it," says Casey Burgat, the director of the Legislative Affairs Program at George Washington University's Graduate School of Political Management. "And in a lot of people's eyes, it doesn't force it."
The Senate rules suggest that once the chamber receives the articles of impeachment from the House, they must schedule a trial to begin the following day, Burgat explained. But a majority could vote to "reinterpret" the rules, opening up a number of avenues to speed through, delay or dismiss the impeachment outright.
"Depending on the entrepreneurship of the people there and how much the majority is willing to not do that, they've got a lot of options to kind of rejigger the rule," Burgat said.
The Senate is expected to convene and receive the impeachment articles from the House before proceeding with any action one way or another. Any vote would require the backing of a majority of the chamber and put each senator on the record with their position.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's office said Tuesday night the upper chamber will start Mayorkas' impeachment trial after senators return to Washington on Feb. 26.
"The House impeachment managers will present the articles of impeachment to the Senate following the state work period," his office said. "Senators will be sworn in as jurors in the trial the next day. Senate President Pro Tempore Patty Murray will preside."
Sen. James Lankford, an Oklahoma Republican, told reporters that he expects the effort to fall short in the Senate.
"It'll fail in the Senate," Lankford said. "If I could use the House term, it'll be dead on arrival when it comes over."
Alan He, Ellis Kim and Caitlin Yilek contributed reporting.
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