I've been working on the concept of forgiveness for quite a while. I've known in my heart that I was called to forgive someone who hurt me deeply. Instead of following God's plan I held onto my grudge, feeling miserable and making myself sick in the process. I knew that I had to let go but I just couldn't. Or wouldn't is a better way to put it.
It's easy to forgive your friends and family. Forgiving your enemies takes a lot more work and faith in God. A few months ago I was able to give a hurtful situation and forgive another person (although they had not requested it). I'm moving on. I still have to re-forgive...after all, doesn't God call us to forgive 70 x 7 times? I mean, it's obviously a process in some cases or else he would have said do it once and it's done. When the "perp" does it over and over, I sometimes daily have to re-forgive this person.
It's amazing what it can do to your heart when you take time out of each day to PRAY for your enemies. It's hard; sometimes feels odd but ultimately the process will help set you free. I started out praying for the desire to pray for that person. I wasn't ready to pray or forgive them. That lasted a WHILE. Then I was able to pray for him. Now I pray for him *almost* daily, certainly regularly. I hope that God changes his life like God has changed mine.
God's took my broken heart and is mending it. It's nothing sort of miraculous.
God's good. All the time.
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