Mark 11;25-26 (KJV)
And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have aught against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.
Let us pray:
Thank you Lord Jesus for today. Thank you that you allowed for us to get to this day and for this teaching that you are about to give to us Lord. Forgiveness is so very vital to our spiritual walk Lord, but so many of us just refuse to speak of it. So, on this day Lord, move through this servant, this empty vessel, and fill me up with only that whih will bring each and every reader to you: right at your feet. Let them seek your way Lord. Let them search you so they may find their way to forgive whoever it is that needs to be forgiven. Because we are your children, and we know that you love us, we will be careful to give your name all the praise, all the glory, and all the honor. In the name of Jesus Christ we pray. Amen.
Before any other word is typed (by me), or read (by you), I desire to confess that there has been some unforgiveness that I have been harboring. Yes! For me, I thought I would get the opportunity to be in position to just haul off and launch every verbal weapon I could at this individual for the hurt, harm, and pain I believed this individual caused within my life. Then, as I allowed for Christ to move within my life something begin to happen. I began, little by little, to not hold all the anger I was holding for this individual. And, it began that Christ had me praying for this individual. Now if you know me well, you would be giggling because there are hard rules by which I operate, and holding on to anger/indifference/hurt was one of them. If you wronged me, I didn't speak your name, let alone go around you, your family, or anyone that I knew you actively were around. That's right, I punished everyone: because of you.
Okay, so Christ now moves over me and says, "Forgive".
I am like, "Why should I Lord? Why should that individual get to be released and I still have to live with the memory?"
Christ said to me, "If you forgive yourself then that memory will not hurt any longer."
POWERFUL!!!!!!! HALLELUJAH!!!!!!
Going back to the text, we can see (v25) that Christ expresses the travail that we are having with another HAS TO BE released, because that will allow for our own trespasses to be released by God. It does make sense! You, who are reading this, have been holding on to some hurt, harm, or foul for a minute now. Some reading have had unforgiveness become their best friend; holding on to it for more than 10 or 20 years. Let that go!!!!! Release that from your life so you can be released. Remember this what I am about to say. My pastor spoke these words and it still reverberates within me to this day. "Unforgiveness is like drinking poison, and waiting for the other person to die."
Today's encouragement is specific. It is for you to find your way to Christ Jesus, to drop off that load of unforgiveness. No need to carry it any longer. It isn't doing your life any good. Stop with the burdening of yourself. It is a sometimes over used phrase, but it is so appropiate at this moment. 'You are walking around handcuffed to people that are dead and buried because you haven't forgiven them'.
Why continue? You, now, have a bit of encouragement. It is apparent that this bitterness should no longer rest within your heart. Why continue? Can you call, sit down, and talk with this person? Do you have a current email address or number by which you can text the person? I mean, why continue?
FORGIVE!!!!! FORGIVE!!!!! FORGIVE!!!!!
As I close, I leave these words of Christ Jesus, himself, that should spark you to LET IT GO....
Matthew 11;29-30 (KJV)
Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
Holla,
Yer Brova Catalyst
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