Take this moment to forgive you!

26 Aug 2023 · 5 min

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In this inspirational monologue, Rico Sharp urges listeners to practice self‑forgiveness. He begins by deconstructing the word “forgiveness” into its linguistic components—‘for’ (purpose), ‘give’ (release/extend), and ‘ness’ (state/condition)—to illustrate that forgiveness is meant to change one’s condition and purpose. While society teaches us to forgive others and trust that God forgives us, Sharp points out that we are rarely taught to forgive ourselves. He argues that a lack of self‑forgiveness is a root cause of destructive behaviors such as drug and alcohol abuse, poor decision‑making, financial ruin, legal troubles, relationship failures, and even suicidal thoughts. By repeatedly listing specific sins and failures, he emphasizes how self‑condemnation creates a mental prison where the individual becomes both inmate and guard. Sharp calls listeners to release this prison by forgiving themselves for every transgression—personal, relational, legal, and spiritual—asserting that God and others can also forgive them. He stresses that self‑forgiveness leads to immediate freedom, renewed grace, mercy, and a “new life of freedom and victory.” The monologue concludes with a blessing and a reminder that self‑forgiveness is essential for personal liberation and societal well‑being.

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Hey, can you stop for a moment? Can you sit down? Let's talk for a few minutes, please. I want to talk to you about forgiveness. The word forgiveness is a 3-compound word. The first part is the word for, and the word for means purpose. The second part is the word give, which means to release. Forgive. To extend. The third part is the word ness, which means to change the quality, the state, and the condition of. When forgiveness is extended, the purpose of it is to change the state, the quality, the condition, and the purpose. We've been taught to forgive. people when they've committed an offense against us. We've been taught that God forgives us for the things that we do wrong. What we've not been taught is to forgive ourselves. I believe that one of the root causes people put drugs and alcohol and live a certain Lifestyle that is beneath their standard and privileges. It's because they suffer from a lack of personal forgiveness. You see, whenever you don't forgive you, you become a prisoner in your own prison. You become the prisoner and the prison guard. I need you to stop and forgive you for the things that you've done To you. Forgive you for the things that you've done to others. Forgive you for not being that parent that you know you could be. Forgive you for not being that son and that daughter that you know you should be. Forgive you for not being that husband and that wife that you know you should be. Forgive you for the drugs that you have put into your body that has hurt you and has messed up your organs. And perhaps shorten your lifespan. Forgive you for the alcoholism. Forgive you for the DUI. Forgive you for the poor decision-making. Forgive you for the bad choices that you've made. Forgive you for the repo. Forgive you for the house going into foreclosure. Forgive you for messing up your credit. Forgive you for committing crimes and becoming incarcerated. Forgive you for having a record of felonies. Forgive you For your business failing. Forgive you for the divorce. Forgive you for the people you've failed, the people you've hurt. Forgive you for hurting yourself. Forgive you for not believing in you. Forgive you for not trusting you. Forgive you for not standing by you. Forgive you, forgive you, forgive you. Release yourself from that prison. Forgive you. God forgives you. The people you hurt forgives you. I need you to forgive yourself. Forgive you for that suicidal attempt. Forgive you. Or suicidal contemplation. Forgive you for giving up on your dream. Forgive you for messing up your money. Forgive you for ruining things, as people would say, for ruining your life. Forgive you for the destruction that you've experienced. Forgive you for the hurt that you've caused yourself. Don't drink your sorrows away. Don't drug your sorrows away. Forgive your sorrows away, because that's all it is. You just need to forgive yourself. Forgive you so that you can move on with your life, because you deserve another chance. You deserve to have new grace and new mercy upon your life. Stand by you, trust you, believe in you. Give yourself a fighting chance. I need you to live. Your family need you to live. We don't want you to drown in your sorrows. We want you to be cleansed of your sorrows through forgiveness. The power of forgiveness. Will set you free from the prison and from the guilt and from the regret and from the remorse and from the sorrow that you carry, from the grief that you carry. I believe that the power of self-forgiveness is what's lacking in our society today, in the lives of our precious loved ones. And I believe that when we don't forgive ourselves, we subject ourselves to a life of Hardship, a life of becoming victimized, a life of self-pity, a life of regret, a life of burden, a life of oppression, a life of suppression, a life of depression. I need you to be forgiven, but you have to give it to yourself, and I know that you can. And if you do it, you'll experience freedom right away. This is Rico Sharp Inspirational Moment. Thank you for forgiving yourself, and may you experience a whole new life of freedom and victory. God bless you. I do.