forgiveness requested/encouragement achieved

[admtaylor]

I think this is the first time that I've practiced an important part of our faith and gotten two important parts accomplished. It's the first time I've noticed it anyway. Prior to my salvation I was a music performance major. The college I attended had given me a decent sized scholarship to attend. The director of the Jazz program was one of the driving forces in that scholarship and another I received later down the line. Which he pulled strings to get for me so I could stay in school. I, at the time, began delving into other things that took away from my studies and caused me to eventually drop out. What those things are aren't important, but let's just say they were destructive to myself and now I realize I treated inconsiderately those who had not only a vested professional interest in my success but also a vested emotional and time interest in my success at school. I found and emailed the professor recently and asked him to forgive me for taking for granted the time and resources that he had put into my potential, I was hoping to get a small response that at least recognized that he had gotten my email. I got more than that. Not only did he forgive me but he went on to say that I had made his day and basically, to sum the long email up, that I had encouraged him in his profession. I was overjoyed. What did God show me? That when you do his commands everything fits neatly together. Not always mind you, but not only had I done my part in asking for this mans forgiveness but I encouraged him in his life as well by taking the time to consider how my poor actions had affected him.

Praise God for the smal lessons that He puts in our paths.

 

[Blessed-one]

it was especially encouraing when i read the line that the professor is not only forgiving but also says that your email has encouraged him. Thanks for the reminder and the personal experience to go with it, admtaylor!

now.... if we just had to courage to do what the Lord asks..

/me takes up her courage and hope she doesn't freak out next year.

 

[plum]

What a truly encouraging experience for you as well. I thank God that He has molded your heart this way so that you are willing to follow the Spirit!

 

[admtaylor]

What a truly encouraging experience for you as well. I thank God that He has molded your heart this way so that you are willing to follow the Spirit!

When I was first saved I thought OK, so here I am, I've been forgiven for everything that I've done in the past soooo that's over with. I talked with my wife about stuff and asked her forgiveness for things that I'd done, but beyond my immediate family nothing else was done. Recently things are popping into my head and heart that grieve me, such as the situation in this thread. I can't be at peace until I rectify them by asking for forgiveness or at least trying my best to locate these people. I don't know what it its, I know I've already been forgiven for them, I'm sure such as in this case that little lessons are going to be learned as these situations arise.