Forgiveness
Pretty important word
One definition
act of forgiving; state of being forgiven.
Seems we are always in one place or the other
Sometimes
At the same time!
We choose to forgive
Even if it wasn’t asked
We hope to be forgiven
Even if we haven’t asked
How many times have we heard it said
I will forgive but I won’t forget?
I think we utter those words because we don’t want to forgive
God didn’t tell us to forget
He did say Forgive
Some things we shouldn’t forget
Some things we hope we do
Doesn’t matter
We just forgive
Then let God deal with the forgetting
I’m writing this because someone hurt my feelings just this morning
Accused me of doing something that I hadn’t done
Would NEVER do!
It hurt
Did they mean to hurt me?
I don’t think so
Did they ask for forgiveness?
Nope
But forgive I must
Will the sting of the accusation still remain?
Maybe
At least for a little while
But the cost of unforgiveness
Is greater than the pain
So I choose to forgive
And soon I’ll forget
“If you forgive those who sin against you, your heavenly Father will forgive you. But if you refuse to forgive others, your Father will not forgive your sins.
Matt 6:14, 15 (NLT)
Marijo Sings 