Tag: forgiveness

“𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒖𝒔 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒅𝒆𝒃𝒕𝒔, 𝒂𝒔 𝒘𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒅𝒆𝒃𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒔.”  Matthew 6:12

𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀.  This is one where you have to trust in the LORD and His plan for your life.  You have to trust that He knows best, that His ways are higher. It’s not easy abut it is necessary.  This daily cry to the LORD to forgive us is a critical search of your heart.  Were there words spoken too harshly, unkindness in my heart, unnecessary anger?  “𝘓𝘖𝘙𝘋, 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘦.  𝘞𝘢𝘴𝘩 𝘮𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘯.”

1 John 1:9 tells us, “𝑰𝒇 𝒘𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒇𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒔, 𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒂𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒇𝒖𝒍 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒖𝒔 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒇𝒚 𝒖𝒔 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒖𝒏𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒆𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔.”  Our Abba Father is faithful, and he will forgive us but there is an If at the beginning of that sentence.  If we confess, we will be forgiven.  One of my favorite scriptures is Psalm 103:12; “𝒂𝒔 𝒇𝒂𝒓 𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒆𝒔𝒕, 𝒔𝒐 𝒇𝒂𝒓 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒖𝒔.”   When we ask our Father for forgiveness He separates us from our sin, miles and miles and miles away he takes our sin from us!  “𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶, 𝘍𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳!”

Then comes the “𝒂𝒔 𝒘𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒅𝒆𝒃𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒔,” part!  A quote I have never forgotten is, “𝗨𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗶𝗲.”  When we hold unforgiveness in our hearts it rapidly turns to bitterness and resentment.  Your beautiful Father knows that when you forgive someone who has hurt you, you will be set free.

There have been times in my life when I definitely don’t want to forgive the one who has hurt me, broken my heart and crushed my soul.  When feelings of anger and a bitter taste are still on my tongue, that the LORD has asked me to forgive.  And I have.  Emotionally I haven’t ‘𝗳𝗲𝗹𝘁’  like forgiving, but I have gone through the motions, I have spoken the words, in faith I have forgiven.  Within days a new sense of freedom would permeate my soul, there would be a spring in my step and the realization that I had indeed forgiven.

Today, as you pray, take a moment to search your heart, know that God will take your sin from you and forgive you in seconds.  As you talk to Him ask your Abba Father to help you forgive those you are struggling to forgive, even if you don’t ‘𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝘁,’ do it by faith and let Holy Spirit minister to your soul and bring you to a place of freedom.