On January 1st, I spoke about my New Year vow. And if you remember I spoke about love. One huge thing that I know I need to work on, is a true extension of Love! That thing is forgiveness. If I hate one command that Christ gave us, it was forgiveness. I know I shouldn't say that I hate something, but this is a difficult task to follow.
More often than not, we want to hold onto to the bitterness that we have for someone who wronged us at some point in our life. We want that bitterness to grow and harvest resentment. We want a reason to turn our nose to people who have hurt us. Who wants to show love to someone that really doesn't deserve it? Not me.
But I have realized that not only is this a command from God, but it's such a stress reliever. I have decided that anyone who has wronged me through out my life is going to receive amnesty. And they don't even have to apologize to me for their wrong doing. I know, " how nice of me" right?
Seriously though, everyday, I think of people who have wronged me and I get upset about that situation. It begins to stress me out, I worry about confronting that person, and it becomes an unhealthy situation again. Why do I allow myself to be so controlled by this? That's a great question.
But moving forward, the love I receive from Christ, is going to transferred to those situations so that forgiveness can happen. Complete forgiveness, so we can all move on. It will be erased from the record. At least that's the plan. I am not silly enough not to realize that it could take some time for me to really learn this trait, but it will happen.
I know I have wronged many over the 33 years of my life. And let me say this to you, I am beyond sorry for the pain or hurt that I have put upon you. Please forgive me of my transgression against you. I hope you can forget this and that we can enjoy our friendship once again. Thank you!