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What's the Key to Healing When You Can't Forget the Hurt?

What's the Key to Healing When You Can't Forget the Hurt?
  • Published Oct 18, 2024
Jonathan Pokluda

I can't forget what happened to me. I can't willingly remove it from my brain, but I can stop willingly remembering it, meaning I can stop revisiting it. I can stop thinking about what happened and look at the Gospel. 

All of the things that you have done, everything that you've done wrong, you have done against God. Our sins are against a holy, almighty, perfect, sovereign, all-powerful God, and that God looks at you and through the cross says, I absolve you of your sins, that you are no longer held eternally responsible for the crimes that you have committed against me, and He forgives us. As we look at the Gospel, we understand that we have received grace, are recipients of grace, and are to pass grace on to others.

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Jonathan PokludaJonathan “JP” Pokluda is the Lead Pastor of Harris Creek Baptist Church in Waco, TX. He was formerly the leader of The Porch in Dallas, TX, which grew to be the largest weekly young adult gathering of its kind in the country. JP didn’t come to understand the grace of the Gospel until his early twenties after being involved in different denominational churches his entire life. This ignited a desire in him to inspire young adults to radically follow Jesus Christ and unleash them to change the world. JP's partner in ministry is Monica, his wife of seventeen years, and together they disciple their children Presley, Finley, and Weston.
He has written 5 best-selling books, and is currently working on “Your Story Has a Villain.” This book is for you if you’re weary from the struggle and ready to embrace the abundant life God has for us. It will help you explore the tactics of Satan, equip you to overcome spiritual battles, and remind you of the victory already secured through Jesus. Learn more at his website, jonathanpokluda.com. Click here for Unite Us, a movement of college students united to lift the name of Jesus.