Goodmorning all !
You know what's funny about forgiveness ? To me anyway,when I recently returned to Jesus,the most difficult thing for me was a.)forgiving myself and b.)accepting that I deserved to be forgiven. Gosh that was hard. It's awful when you sin and make bad choices that hurt other people you love. For me ,forgiving the one who hurt me,was easier then forgiving myself for being so easily deceived.
When we can't or won't forgive people who have hurt us,it really doesn't hurt them as much as it hurts us.After awhile it doesn't hurt them at all ! They move on,but bitterness and anger and hate will continue to live in you,and make us very unhappy people.
Matthew 6:14
For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
Matthew 6:15
But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.
Sometimes in our walk,we forget how much God truly does hear our cries for help.PRAY ,pray ,pray.I believe he so much wants to give us the desires of our heart,and if anyone truly wants to forgive,I believe he will help us to do that !
Keep a prayer journal.Everyday,write down your prayers.Write down the things you would like Jesus to do in your life.
One thing my Pastor told me last week was,God works in HIS OWN TIME> it's never fast enough for us.Look at Abraham,and how long he and Sarah wanted a son...after 100 years God gave him one.Gods time is never in our time.
By keeping a journal however,you can look back ,over the months,and see what he has done for you,sometimes without even knowing it !But you look back over the course of time,and see how many prayers he really did answer for you!!
Godbless us all,in our search for him,and our desire to be more like him!!!
Living for him !