Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. Luke 6:37
Forgiveness is never easy. But sometimes it feels downright impossible in light of devastating and horrendous pain we have suffered. When we forgive someone, it doesn't make them right or justify what they have done. It releases them into God's hands so He can deal with them. Forgiveness is actually the best revenge because it not only sets us free from the person we forgive, but it frees us to move into all God has for us. Forgiveness opens your heart and mind and allows the Holy Spirit to work freely in you. We all get hurt sometimes and usually by the people we love but we are human and we make mistakes. Our job is to give those mistakes and learn from it.
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I think the saying forgive and forget are hard to do. I can forgive but I do have the trouble forgetting. I am trying to learn to let things go and let the Lord handle them.
ReplyDeleteMagen
I am reading another Stormie Omartian book about her life and she talks about forgiveness. She said that sometimes she would daily confess the same sin over and over, such as unforgiveness, and eventually daily confession lead to forgiveness and forgiveness leads to freedom. It is very hard to forgive when you have been hurt, but essential to move forward. I daily struggle with this concept when I feel I have been wronged in some way.
ReplyDeleteRaven
It is a tough thing. And being Christian or not, it is still the same for everyone. I know some really strong Christians that hold grudges for petty things for decades. It is one obsticle that faces all of us as mankind. As Christians we are taught to turn the other cheek...one of the most difficult thing to do! I think like Raven said, that we just have to take it a day at a time and just strive to overcome it until it is finally nothingness in the end as Christ takes it from us.
ReplyDeleteForgiving is part of life that is hard to do at times. Forgetting is another part that really never happens it is always in the back of your mind but with the Lords help you can go on in life.
ReplyDeleteJan