Lord,
How
Often Should I Forgive Someone
Who
Sins Against Me? Seven Times?
Scripture
Matthew
18
21 Then
Peter came to him and asked, “Lord, how often should I forgive
someone who sins against me? Seven times?”
Observations
I
ran across someone last week who still refuses to forgive me for
something and for the life of me I can't understand why he wants to
keep holding the grudge.
Another
one of my friends when I was sharing with him that this fellow seems
to be still holding a grudge against me said, “Well he is a one
strike and you are out guy!” To which I sadly thought to myself as
he said it, “I wish that he had at least given me two more
strikes.”
Maybe
my friend has never read Matthew 18:21-22 or maybe he thinks there is
some good that is going to come out of holding on to a hurt. I don't
know, but it makes me very sad.
This
friend, who I love very much has locked himself up inside the prison
of un-forgiveness!
Thank
goodness our Heavenly Father is big on forgiveness and doesn't hold
grudges. Thank goodness He loves me unconditionally!
Do
yourself a huge favor and forgive that person who has hurt you. Call
them up or write them and let them know that they are forgiven.
Don't
let yourself get trapped in the prison of un-forgiveness!
Don't
be a one strike and you are out kind of person!
Application
I
will forgive as my Heavenly Father has forgiven me. I will not hold
grudges. How about you?
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, help me forgive even when what the person did still hurts.
Don't let me hold on to a grudge. I don't want to have a hard heart.
I pray for my friend who just can't let go of hurts. Help him to let
go. Free him from the prison of un-forgiveness.
I
pray for anyone reading this blog who says that they have forgiven
someone but still is constantly talking about them and the hurt that
they have caused. Show them that they have not really forgiven the
person. Help them give the gift of forgiveness so that they can be
set free from the awful prison of un-forgiveness!
Daily
Bible Reading: 1 Chronicles 14,15; Psalm 132; Matthew 18
No comments:
Post a Comment