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We have all been wounded. Wouldn’t you agree?…and we have all wounded someone.
What about the wounds that seem to be incurable. The wounds that never seem to heal, that continue to be reopened time after time.
Just when I think I have healed completely from the way he hurt me so long ago, he somehow reopens the wound and it begins to hurt more than ever before. What am I to do? My mind says “Get revenge! Yell back! Tell him how horrible he is!”…but God simply whispers “Forgive as I have forgiven you.” This is my biggest challenge. So I ask myself “What is forgiveness?”…”To what extent do I have to forgive him?” When God forgives me he forgets completely how I have sinned against him. Can I forget completely? Probably not. Will the wounds ever completely heal? I don’t know…but with God as my strength all things are possible. With his help I can forgive. My next train of thought is that God hill have justice and that man will get what he has coming to him. But you see, this way of thinking is not holy either. To truly forgive someone you have to genuinely wish them well. To hope the best for them. I know this will not happen overnight…that I will have to wake every morning and ask for strength to forgive this man. To free him from his wrong doing, and to actually free myself from becoming a victim of my own anger. After all…forgiveness is a gift. If I’m to love as God loves me, I need to give this gift of forgiveness which he has given me everyday of my life.
A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise man keeps himself under control. Proverbs 29:11
As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly. Proverbs 26:11
The way he is-is the way he will always be. That will never change. If I give him the opportunity, he will continue to return to his folly-to rip open the wound time and time again. So what will I do? Call on God for strength to forgive him, and separate myself from this man . | | |
| billy currington melts my butter...
..and for those of you who don't know...you can now ice scate in downtown hot springs...at the end of bath house row...how cool is that! and garvan gardens has an awesome display of christmas lights...along with downtown. i love christmas!
saw the new harry potter....totally awesome...go ahead, call me a nerd.
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| well, my mexican met her redneck and we all had a good time... i think the funniest part of my weekend was while riding in the truck with my wonderful mexican, who loves lynard skynard, attempted to sing 'sweet home alabama' in the loudest voice possible, abandoning all insecurities....and in the thickest spanish accent possibile...the cuttest thing i've ever seen.
....and then we ran away to the top of the world...
PINNACLE MOUNTAIN
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| in life (for me anyway) it is hard sometimes to feel like anyone really understands. if someone were to ask me five years ago who my best friend was i probably would have said "i have like 7 best friends!"...but i have come to realize that in life we are lucky to have even one true friend. luckily i have been blessed with a wonderful sister who is always there for me and is so much more than just a sister. (loveyou). thank you so much for always listening to me and for understanding....no matter how big or how little the delima might be.
...who would have thought after all those years of pulling hair and name calling we would turn out to be friends... i still think you are a ___booty licker!
**for those of you who care, i will be in arka-philly sunday...going to church with ferris and having lunch...hope to see ya! | | |
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