I HAVE NOT WRITTEN IN A WHILE, FOR THAT I AM SORRY, I WANTED MY BLOG TO HAVE MEANING, NOT JUST RABBLES ALL THE TIME, THIS WEEKEND THE LORD LAID ON MY HEART HOW TO USE MY BLOG....FOR TODAY THOUGH I WANT TO THANK LISA FOR THIS, AND WITH HER PERMISSION I AM SHARING IT
FORGIVENESS WRITTEN BY LISA R.
by Valerie Sibbert Schnarr on Thursday, May 19, 2011 at 5:24pm
FORGIVENESS!!
LORD HELP US TO BE ABLE TO FORGIVE OTHERS, NOT ONLY BECAUSE ITS SOMETHING THAT YOU REQUIRE BUT BECAUSE OF WHAT BENEFITS IF WE COULD POSSESS IF WE DO. FATHER GOD, HELP US TO UNDERSTAND THE PRINCIPLES BEHIND FORGIVENESS AND HOW IN IT , WE NOT ONLY RELEASE OURSELVES, BUT THE INDIVIDUAL WE HOLD OUGHT WITH AS WELL. LORD , HELP US TO UNDERSTAND THAT FORGIVENESS DOES NOT MEAN THAT ONE CONDONES HURTFUL ACTIONS, FORGETTING WHAT HAPPENED , LOOKING THE OTHER WAY, EXCUSING SOMEONE OR SEEKING REVENGE; HOWEVER IN IT INTELS BEING ABLE TO TRUELY LET GO, OR FORGIVE DOES NOT FORGIVE THE ACT, BUT SIMPLY FORGIVES THE PERSON, EVEN IF THE ACT WAS CRUEL AND EXTREME . FORGIVING IS OUR WAY OF TAKING THAT PERSONS POWER THAT THEY HAVE OVER US AWAY AND BY IT , WE NO LONGER CHOOSE TO DEFINE OURSELVES AS A VICTIM IN RELATION TO THAT PERSON . AND ULTIMATLEY LORD, HELP US WITH FORGIVENESS BECAUSE YOUR DESIRE IS FOR US TO BE HEALED AND FREE, NOT BOUND BY EMOTIONAL INSECURITIES THAT COULD DEVELOPE FROM IT. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ADD THAT WHEN JESUS WAS HUNG ON THE CROSS HE SAID TO GOD FORGIVE THEM FOR THEY KNOW NOT WHAT THEY DO. HE DIDNT TELL THEM HE FORGAVE THEM HE RIGHT AWAY ASK GOD TO FORGIVE THEM. IN JESUS NAME I PRAY AMEN!!
