Stronghold Ministry

03/18/2026

How do we truly forgive someone?
Drop a 🙏 if you're ready to let go of past hurt. Here's a four-step process that might just change your life.

1️⃣ Recognize what was lost -- Forgiveness isn't about forgetting or minimizing pain
2️⃣ Remember that God's strength is bigger than any pain you carry. That perspective shifts everything.
3️⃣ Release the debt — stop trying to collect it or wish hardship on the offender.
4️⃣ Pray for their blessing--ask God to bless those who hurt you. It sounds hard, but it’s the key to true freedom. When you forgive, chains fall off — emotionally, spiritually, and physically.
Are you holding onto something that’s weighing you down? Maybe it’s time to start this healing journey.

Remember: we forgive because we've already been forgiven. Ephesians 4:32

03/12/2026

Some folks think they have every right to hold a grudge over someone who has hurt them. But are grudges wise? Our loving Creator has strongly cautioned us against harboring unforgiveness toward anyone. In this Stronghold Ministry In His Grip video, Joe Fornear lays out why we help ourselves to forgive others. Joe draws on his own experience of forgiving when he was fighting Stage 4 melanoma cancer. We can find true freedom from the damages and losses of our hurts. Even if we are fighting cancer, we need not waste energy on the hurts that surely come with the battle. Stay free – practice The Four Steps of Forgiveness!

Some folks think they have every right to hold a grudge over someone who has hurt them. But are grudges wise? Our Creator has strongly cautioned against harboring unforgiveness toward anyone. In this video, Joe Fornear lays out WHY and HOW we help ourselves by forgiving others.

02/26/2026

Abiding Life Coaching is a discounted fee based service of Stronghold Ministry.

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02/23/2026

Abiding Life Coaching is a discounted fee based service of Stronghold Ministry.

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01/27/2026

When we fight cancer, we have enough to navigate physically and emotionally without adding the stress of unforgiveness. After all, Ephesians tells us unforgiveness gives the devil a "foothold" in our lives, a military term for a base of operations of an enemy in our own territory. I realized the self-inflicted pain of unforgiveness could be as devastating to my soul as the cancer was to my body.

When we fight cancer, we have enough to navigate physically and emotionally without adding the stress of unforgiveness.

01/08/2026

How do you handle a very long trial? Knowing God and knowing about Him are two different things. The path to truly knowing and experiencing Him entails pain, which strengthens our grip on God - or pushes Him away.

Explore how knowing God entails pain through the trials faced by Job and the author's personal cancer journey.

12/04/2025

God is not threatened by our questions, we can truly get real with God. But do we have the humility to receive and submit to His answers?

Job got the message and humbled himself to receive God's answer. He governs everything, how much more our circumstances!

11/25/2025

Rate your thanks-giving! Consider four levels of thanks-giving and the Biblical mindset necessary to reach the highest and most blessed level.

Consider four levels of thanks-giving and the Biblical mindset necessary to reach the highest and most blessed level.

11/18/2025

Discover the key to thanks-giving all year. Learn the bottom line inspiration to express gratitude to the Lord beyond November.

Discover the key to thanks-giving all year. Learn the bottom line inspiration to express gratitude to the Lord beyond November.

10/31/2025

What if we knew, like Job, that God is on our side and only permits cancer to lead us to higher levels of connection with His peace and joy? After the fire - you're golden!

Learn how Job handled immense loss and emerged stronger. After the fire - you're golden! Trust in God’s refining touch.

10/31/2025

When we're sick or fighting cancer like I did, we are most vulnerable to guilt and shame. Job clung to One Who lives and would take His stand on earth, his "Redeemer." We can too!

Like Job, hide yourself in your Redeemer Jesus when the guilt and shame flies.