Which is easier for you to do... Seek forgiveness or To Forgive? Pick one and then ponder why?
My husband and I are opposites in this area. He struggles to seek forgiveness but yet he is the most forgiving person I know. He never holds a grudge...never. He struggles to seek forgiveness but he does do the work. I am quick to be sincerely sorry but ...I struggle to forgive others. I revisit past wrongs and like a hot iron...I don't touch them. it takes me awhile to forgive and ...forget.
It is amazing to me as a believer to realize that gift of grace is given so freely to me as a child of God. Humbling... I have learned so much watching my husband and then myself struggle differently with this issue. I think as we struggle to show grace to others and to ourselves then that is where God's love manifests itself tangibly in our lives. If you can do the difficult thing with God's help...then you truly understand the gift that has been given to you.
So, today...Who do you need to forgive? or Who do you need to seek forgiveness from? I pray that you find reconciliation and forgiveness no matter which side you are on! I pray that you will be patient with yourself and others as you experience God's grace while understanding that it is a process of sanctification...it might sting a bit...but so worth it! We can all be graceful...some of us trip and fall down more than others...but we can get back up again.
2 Timothy 4:7 I have fought a good fight, I have finished the race, and I have remained faithful.
3 comments:
today im going to work on forgiving myself...
Good...sometimes that's the hardest if all.
It is quite difficult, i have to say, as i was mindfull of this all day yesterday, i did have a really truely amazing day and i was able to connect to others more honestly and i conclude it bought about more love...
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