I got injured again! I stepped half of a brick pathway and half on grass. I sprained my left ankle on December 15th of last year. Then, two weeks later, it popped very loudly! I'm finally able to walk, but I still have pain. I am praying that I will be able to blog more this year!
Forgiveness is the title of this blog. This is such an important issue that Jesus tells us in Matthew chapter 6: 14-15, " For if your forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins."
These two verses are written just after the Lord's Prayer! In all my years of going to church, I do not recall these two verses being preached. Forgiveness does not mean that you keep letting others hurt you. It means that you forgive them for hurting you or sinning against you. Forgiveness frees you from hatred, bitterness, and wanting revenge.
Forgiveness is more for you than anyone else! I have had to forgive others many times until I felt free and happy to be obedient to God's command. It is a command! We must forgive others! I want my Heavenly Father to forgive me of my sins! So, I will forgive others when they sin against me.
Case in point, when I moved from Texas back home to Southern California, I could not bring all my possessions with me. I left them in storage and was told that they could stay there until I was ready to get them. When I called about my possessions, I was told that they were thrown out into the trash! I heard loud and clear, "Forgive her!" God told me to forgive her and I did! However, I have had to forgive her over and over again until I am right with God. Then He reminded me, "Vengeance is Mine!" Thank God that I do not have to do anything to her!
Thank you for reading my blogs and God help you to forgive others!
I am His,
David Walter Wiseman
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