Forgiveness- Do it Now!

We all have experienced a time that was hard for us to forgive and it probably took us some time to realize that to be forgiven, we must have forgiveness in our heart. It is that simple? I doubt it. Believe you me, I am not preaching that you are bad..in fact I am not preaching at all. I know how hard it is to forgive, sometimes. Some hurts are not anything like when we were children; Jimmy hit Sally and Mom said, say I'm sorry and Sally, oh, okay, "I forgive ya". It is not that simply and I am not going to tell you that it is, but it is something we must do for ourself not only for the offensive party. Let me give you something to back this up: "And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses". Mark 11:25, King James Version. There are many other scriptures and if you resite the Lord's Prayer...think about what it says. Forgive our debts, as we forgive our debtors...

There are some hurts that are hard to shake off and we may think Forgiveness is impossible but if we go around with a chip on our shoulder, because we can't let it go, someone is bound to knock it off sooner or later. If we seek repentance from the other party and they do not give us what we expect or think we need, we still have to somehow, let it go and make our effort to get on with our life. You and I have to remember that some people do not say "I'm sorry". The words are just not in their vocabulary and they may never ask for forgiveness. Do I think this is right? No, but are doing this mainly for ourselves, not them because we want to be forgiven.  We do not know just when we might need someone else to forgive us. Right?

I am reminded that Peter asked the Lord how oft shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him; until 7 time? Jesus replied: until seventy times seven...(not the entire scripture and found in MA 18: 21,22) I can hear a pin drop right about now. No way I'm gonna let somebody step on me that many times and get away with it, go back and ask for more....are you crazy? That is kind of how we talk when we get mad or upset....sometimes. Nope, not crazy but that is what the Word says...Jesus' word. Don't despair because it says in Psalms that the Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. Chapter 34: Verse 18. This is an FYI; if you need something to give you a period of refreshing which might help with your ability to forgive (if you are one who need to forgive) there are many wonderful promises in Psalms. It gives scripture after scripture of encouragement and these alone, with your help, can set you free.

As we go a little further these transgressions that we have inflicted upon us that seem unforgiveable,  are the ones that we have to work on the most. We are hurt, we are wounded and we really don't care what anybody thinks, not even God. Who... me? Let's face it, sometimes we get angry with God too. Oh well, He knows it anyway you might as well admit it and ask His forgiveness....He know the heart and knows that sometimes we blame Him for letting things come into our life. He loves you anyway and He know you really do not blame Him because He knows the heart like no one else. You know I read something that went like this...I can't remember it all but this is just a little bit of it; "if I knew you and you knew me, as we each know ourselves.......God knows us as we know ourselves and even better than we know ourselves and He is willing to help us to learn to forgive and forget. Oh....so now you tell me I have to forget???? I don't think so!

When the Lord saved us and forgave us our sins, He washed them white as snow and He placed them as far as the east is from the west....it's Bibical. Can't forget it? Then you will only continue down the road of more hurt and more heartache and pain. The hurt will not go away without you forgetting it...I know, I have been there and done that..more than once. When you make the decision to wake up everyday thinking about poor me and what has happend to you, it is not going to go away. You have to make the decision that whatever it is that is so bad, was not your fault, not your decision, not degrading to you. (If this be the case). Sometimes there are hurts we cause ourselves and if we cause it, we might as well face up and accept the consequences. No other way. Take responsibility and move on. Wake up...get up....take charge of your life and learn...learn some more...because if you live, you will have something else to deal with and guess what? You will be stronger, more stable and a better person for having forgiven and forgotten.

There is not a better feeling to wake up one day without thinking about how much you hurt or the person who hurt you. Once you have a good day, it keeps getting better (if you let it). You may have a flashback but it is up to you to put it back on the shelf and leave it there. Give yourself power, power to be free from the past and look up to where your future is coming from and know that with God's help...it is really nothing at all and most of the time whatever it was that was so devastating was in your best interest...Hard to believe? Try it, you can do it...free up your thoughts to better things...don't hurt yourself any longer..you are not hurting anyone else....it is only hurting you....So with that said....don't do it anymore.... Forgiveness - Do It Now! Good Luck and God Bless!