Circumstantial Faith!

The word circumstance is a compound word that means, to stand in a circle. 

Sometimes you're surrounded by problems that are trying to defeat you and attack you on every side. In 2 Kings chapter 6 Elisha and his servant were surrounded by the Syrians all around the city by horses and chariots.

The servant of Elisha was afraid and asked his master what should they do? Elisha simply prayed that God would open up the eyes of his servant that he would see that there were more for them than against them. The Lord opened up the eyes of the servant to see that Elisha and the servant were surrounded by horses and chariots of fire roundabout on the mountains.

FORGIVENESS CAN BRING HEALING AND RESTORATION

“You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.” Matthew 5:43-45

The literal meaning of the word “forgiveness” in the New Testament is “to release; to hurl away; to free yourself.” The only way to break the chain or cycle of hurtfulness is to stop and ask forgiveness. This allows a relationship to start over and begin anew. The Russian writer, Solzhenitsyn, believed forgiveness is what truly makes us different from animals. Only humans can perform the most unnatural act of forgiveness that transcends the relentless law of nature.

A young Iranian lady, we’ll call Fatima, was full of hatred towards her mother-in-law. For fifteen years her mother-in law was her enemy and there was a great deal of enmity in the family.
Several times Fatima had even tried to kill her mother-in-law. Once she put poison in her soup hoping to kill her. The mother-in-law felt very sick after that and was taken to the hospital. The doctors took the poison out of her stomach and were able to save her life.