What really is forgiveness?
I'll say forgiveness is an act of simply letting go of some things that'll rob you of the joy and peace you truly deserve.
Luke 6:27-28 :
"I tell you who hear me: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you."
We can see from this verse that Jesus truly encourages us to love our enemies and who are your enemies?..those who do things to hurt you....he further says we should do GOOD to those who HATE you, also BLESS those who CURSE us and PRAY for those who MISTREAT you. did you notice something?...the word "forgive" is actually not spelt out here but it's obvious that that's what this verse is basically talking about because you can't possibly do good to those who hate you if truly and truly in your heart you're still holding out a grudge against them.some people may say "well the bible also said if your eye causes you to sin pluck/cut it off" so because i don't want trouble i simply cut off that person from my life"...buh from this verse we can see that it says DO GOOD and how on earth can you do good to somebody if you simply decide not to talk or even see that person.
Well most people also say if i forgive him/her it's like i'm giving the person the right to do that to me again and again but i tell you no, no, no! you're not letting anyone take advantage of you you're just simply doing what you have to do because the word says so and that's the kind of life you chose to live when you accepted Jesus so if your mind tells you otherwise (contrary to the word of God) please don't concur.Yes, you may feel better for a while but trust me, that kind of hapiness does not last long.
Instead of thinking this and thinking that, why don't you take time out of your day even if it's 5mins and pray for that person (knowing that the prayer of a righteous man avails much and your reward is surely great because you are simply obeying God's word) and trust me that peace you've always wanted whooo! will surely fill your entire being!
God Bless
ibksuper
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VERY APT! AND I SHOULD ALSO ADD THIS- WHEN YOU CHOOSE 2 FORGIVE, YOU ARE ALSO RECEIVING THE GRACE 2 FORGET AND TRUST ME, WHEN YOU FORGET, THAT'S TOTAL FORGIVENESS AND MORE PEACE. JUST LYK I LEARNT YRSTRDAE IN CHURCH,PEOPLE WHO SAY,'I FORGIVE U BUT I'M NEVER GOING TO 4GET' ARE NOT REALLY WILLING TO LET GO AND THAT'S AN UNFORGIVING SPIRIT. I REALLY LOVE HOW THE JUNIOR ZEAL(RCCG) PUTS IT; IT SAYS,"UNFORGIVENESS IS LIKE DRINKING POISON AND EXPECTING ANOTHER PERSON TO DIE". YOU'LL ONLY END UP KILLING YOURSELF! SO PLEASE, LET'S MAKE A CONSCIOUS EFFORT TO LET GO THIS WEEK (LIKE ME) AND GOD WOULD CROWN IT ALL WITH GOOD SUCCESS!
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