Tuesday, December 2, 2008

A STORY ABOUT FORGIVENESS


AND WHEN YOU STAND PRAYING, IF YOU HOLD ANYTHING AGAINST ANYONE FORGIVE HIM, SO THAT YOUR FATHER IN HEAVEN MAY FOR GIVE YOU YOUR SINS. MARK 11:25

I HAD TO LEARN THE HARD WAY. BECAUSE I HAD SO MUCH RESENTMENT AGAINST MY FAMILY BECAUSE I FELT LIKE THEY WERE UNFAIR TO ME. AS A YOUNG GIRL I WAS ABUSE AND NEGLECTED.WHEN I BECAME A ADULT I FELT LIKE UNFORGIVENESS WAS MY WAY OF PUNISHING MY FAMILY, FOR THE WAY THEY TREATED ME. I KNEW I DID NOT WANT TO LIVE A LIFE OF BEING SAD AND MISERABLE. SO I PRAY FOR GOD'S HELP, SO HE COULD HELP ME TO LEARN TO FORGIVE. THEM THIS IS WHAT THE LORD SAID TO ME WHILE I WAS ON MY KNEES PRAYING; HE SAID "LOVE YOUR ENEMIES BLESS THEM THAT CURSE YOU DO GOOD TO THEM THAT HATE TOU PRAY FOR THEM WHICH DESPITEFULLY USE YOU AND PRESCUTE YOU MATTHEW 5:44". I LEARNED IF I HOLD SINS AGAINST SOMEONE I AM ACTUALLY HOLDING THE SIN WITHIN MYSELF AND IT ONLY HINDERS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MY PRAYERS.

FORGIVNESS IS NOT EASY, BUT IF YOU TRUST IN THE LORD GOD HE WILL HELP US ALONG THE WAY TO BE BETTER CHILDRENOF HIS. IT TOOK ME FIVE YEARS TO FORGIVE AND THOSE FIVE YEARS WAS HARD BECAUSE I WAS SO SICK IN SIDE I COULD FEEL THE PAIN OF HOLDING SOMEONE ELSE SINS IN MY HEART. IT DOES NOT WORTH THE PAIN SO ALL YOU HAVE TO DO DODAY IS TO LET IT GO AND LET GOD TAKE OVER . HE KNOWS HOW TO TURN OUR PAIN INTO JOY. GOD WANT US TO LIVE A VICTORIOUS LIVES. PLEASE DO LET ANYONE CAUSE YOU TO MISS OUTON YOUR BLESSING .LET IT GO AND PUT ALL YOUR FOCUS ON THE LORD. HE IS MORE IMPORTANT THANT ANY ONE ELSE AMEN.


PRAYER

DEAR FATHER, SHOW ME WHERE I MAY HARBORING ANY STRIFE OR SELFISHNESS IN MY HEART. I REPENT OF ANY ALTITUDE THAT IS UNPLEASEING TO YOU AND BLOCKS THE FLOW OF YOUR SPIRIT IN MY LIFE. SHOW ME HOW I CAN DEMONSTATE YOUR LOVE TO OTHER FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE. USE ME AS A CATALYST OR A EXAMPLE TO BRING, HOPE AND ENCOURAGEMENT TO OTHER AMEN.