Sometimes I don’t know which is more difficult, having true joy no matter what comes along or deciding how to proceed with someone who has done you wrong.
They’ve betrayed you and hurt you, shed a whole new light on the real them til the point you wonder how you missed it and how you got involved with them in the first place.
Oh and the kicker… they have the nerve to carry on as IF you are in the wrong! How dare you be hurt or take offense! They are the people that will talk about you to EVERYONE except YOU!
They are the people who don’t want to admit they are wrong or have been mean. The ones that when you see them again they want to pick up right about the place before they wronged you as if nothing ever happened.
Being a true disciple is easy when things are great, it’s those hard times, hurtful times, trying times and trying people that make it tough. As children of God we are called to be loving,merciful, peacemakers and keepers. But sometimes it is downright hard. I am fine with serving, church, scripture, and prayer. Just struggle with PEOPLE sometimes. Then I think of Jesus and how He showed so much love, grace, mercy and kindness while people spat on Him, beat Him and left Him for dead.
Forgiveness… sometimes even when I think I have forgiven, I have to ask, have I truly forgiven?
What does truly forgiving someone even look like? Do you even go forward with this person and if so how? Especially if you’ve been down a road similar to this with them once already, It’s like Ok, I forgave you once already, got passed that, I mean truly got over it and now here we are again.
Currently I am a situation such as this. Here are some signs that hit me that maybe I’m not over it this time. I never really paid much attention until now. I want to truly forgive and I want to be in right standing with God. See if you have ever been able to relate to any of these things.
- You keep replaying the situation/fight over and over in your mind.
- If you hear of someone that talked to them you wonder what they are saying or have said about you.
- If you hear of any good news from them you feel like {wow, they really don’t deserve that.}
- You may find it difficult to pray for them.
- You may feel hypocritical asking God to forgive you if you have’t truly forgiven them.
- They keep showing up in your dreams.
Seventy-Seven
Jesus answered “I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.” Matthew 18:22 NIV
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