April 17 – Forgive us as we forgive our debtors - Matt 6:12
This
next subject of prayer is priority number one.
Jesus closes off the Lord’s prayer with an addendum about what happens
when you do not forgive. So for the next
couple days I want to focus on the importance of forgiveness. First, forgiveness is not an option it is a
command. There is a reality however and
that it is a real struggle when you have been hurt. The cycle of hurt works this way. You get offended or hurt. It begins with thinking about the
offence. This leads to a strong thought
where you think more and more about the hurt.
This leads to taking the offence into the imagination where you may the
offence bigger than it is and justify your course of action. When fully thought through it becomes a
stronghold where friendships and relationship become broken. The conversation goes like this. Why did they hurt me? They must have done it on purpose. I am so hurt. I hate them and I will have
nothing to do with them. The cycle of
hurt works this way. Your get hurt, your
nurse the hurt and then you curse the person who did it. This creates a wall between you and then and
forgiveness becomes harder unless one of you deals with it.
The
problem with your hurt is the offender most times does not even know they did
it. In fact most cases they would be
shock to know that they did it. The
Bible says that once we find out a hurt had been committed either to us or was
done by us we should go and make it right.
Keeping short accounts with God and people is healthy and allows the
devil no room to exploit the unforgiveness for his own means.
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