Book Review on Ocean’s Apart
I recently just finished reading Ocean’s Apart by Karen Kingsbury. The book paints a beautiful illustration on forgiveness and how forgiving can be difficult but life breathing too. The first quarter of the book was slow but then it really picks up and makes you not want to put the book down. I highly recommend this book for any woman, especially if you are in a season of having difficultly forgiving someone.
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3 of My Favorite Quotes From Ocean’s Apart
“Love happens when people forgive.”
“Forgiveness doesn’t make a problem go away; it simply gives you the peace Christ intended.”
“Without forgiveness, bitter roots grow in our hearts and choke out and good fruit that would otherwise grow there.”
5 Verses on Forgiveness
1) God is forgiving:
Gladden the soul of your servant, for to you, O Lord, do I lift up my soul. For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call upon you. Psalm 86:4-5
2) God forgave you:
Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. Ephesians 4:31-32
3) Any sin can be forgiven (the woman caught in adultery):
“…Therefore I tell you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven—for she loved much. But he who is forgiven little, loves little.” And he said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.” Luke 7:47-48
4) Forgive because you love God:
And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.” Mark 11:25
5) We are called to forgive:
Bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. Colossians 3:13
Have you read Ocean’s Apart? If so, what did you think about the book? Are you in a season right now where you are having difficulty forgiving someone? Which quotes on forgiveness help you?
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