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Forgiveness

How do we forgive someone who has wronged us or hurt someone we love? How can we forgive when we don't feel forgiveness.
Carrie ten Boom, survivor of a women's Nazi concentration camp, wrote, " Forgiveness is an act of the will, and the will can function regardless of the temperature if the heart."

For every Christian, forgiveness is a choice, in order to fully receive God's forgiveness we must willingly extend forgiveness to others.

Though an act of her will. Corrie forgave her persecutors and her sister's murderers.  Jesus forgave humankind of even more.  How can we do less?

~(From  "The Bible Promise Book for Women)

For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. (Matthew 6:14, 15 KJV)

And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you. (Ephesians 4:32 KJV)

Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. (Colossians 3:13 KJV)

Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing. (1 Peter 3:9 KJV)

Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven. (Matthew 18:21, 22 KJV)

And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. (Matthew 6:12 KJV)

Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven: (Luke 6:37 KJV)

"If the wounds of millions are to be healed, what other way is there except through forgiveness?
~ Catherine Marshall


Do you ever feel uncomfortable or even awkward in the presence of someone who may have offended or done wrong by you?  I urge you to pray over the person and/or situation.  Sometimes even when we are not the one who did wrong, it is best to make amends with that person by being what most would call, "the bigger person" and forgiving them or asking them to forgive you for avoiding them or having unkind thoughts toward them.

We have all done wrong by someone and we know what it feels like when we are convicted, but pride and ego moves in to try and keep us from doing right by ourselves. And more importantly, right by God. 

From personal experience, don't wait too long to be the "bigger" person.  

Jesus would have dealt with it immediately so no one could stew on it...dealing with it swiftly, allows our hearts to heal and focus on moving forward rather than wallowing in the stench of sin.

Sure we may not get along with "everyone", but it is a choice to remain kind and show respect, the same love and respect Jesus so freely extends to us every moment of every day!  

Choose forgiveness & Joy, make those amends today!

~ KeL

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