So it’s a quiet Friday evening, and I’m sitting here watching Rizzoli and Isles with my sweetheart. I’ve been pondering this word many off and on throughout the day. Still have no solid idea, so I figured I’d do what I do in such situations and simply start writing. It’s amazing how God always provides some sort of words for me.
Many
Sitting here wondering
what should I write?
A simple word prompt being many
after a day of some stress.
A tight rein on a temper
is how I live life
And yesterday an incident
caused it to get away from me.
It left me shaking
an hour afterwards
realizing that something
hard would need to be done.
I almost decided to
bible study not to go
but the weather a long walk
facilitated not.
Bible study I thought
would remind me of God
and the calm of his presence
ever filling my mind.
One thing was brought up
about forgiveness running
true, and how many times we
are called to give it.
Forgiveness isn’t always the
easiest thing to give and
people asked many questions such
as what if….
The person isn’t repentant,
or the offender can’t be found,
what if you’re still angry, or hurt?
Or the event caused grievous harm?
After all these questions, the
thought of our many was the same,
without forgiveness, you can’t let go,
and then harm within you stays.
Forgiveness helps you
to let go of the hurt and pain,
and doesn’t necessarily mean
that all is made good.
But it means that the continued
harm within is stopped.
God’s grace is shown
in ways we can’t always see.
So do it again, and again,
my friend, my reader,
as many times as needed
forgive, and forgive some more.
Heal your heart.
Ease your mind.
Stop practicing hurt.
See God’s grace in action.
God’s word for us
Matthew 18:21-22
21 Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?” 22 Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you seven times, but seventy-seven times.
Colossians 3:12-14
12 Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, 13 bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. 14 And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.
Forgiveness comes out of obedience to Him, and as a gift to others (whether they receive it or not is irrelevant), and a gift to ourselves (freedom within). Thank you for this much needed encouragement, Annette!
yes indeed. thank you Lisa
What an important lesson, and one I feel like I need to learn over and over again. Well said! Visiting from FMF#18
me too Kym, me too
What a great post. It is so hard to forgive when we do not necessarily see the fruit in human terms, but it does release grace in the heavenly realm, I have found many times, and that makes all the difference in the end.
very true
Beautiful
thank you
I really need to learn forgiveness,
it’s the staff of life, you see,
but if I get down to the business,
the one who needs it most is me,
’cause in pride hold myself
to a standard so much higher
than dwellers of the bottom shelf…
were arrogance gold, I could retire!
And with glee I therefore beat
myself ’bout head when I do fail,
making chastisement all complete
when ‘tween my legs there hides my tail.
So hard, when all I had to do
was lay my errors in God’s view.
spoke direct into my heart Andrew 🙂
A much needed read and reminder. Thank you.
thank you