Forgiveness is Freeing
If you’ve been wounded by someone, how do you “get over it”? People want to forgive and forget… often the pain is just too deep. Although hurts may have happened days, months, or even years ago, forgiveness seems out of reach.
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What if the off ender never asks to be forgiven?
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Is there a difference between forgiveness and reconciliation?
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Do you struggle to forgive others?
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Who are you mad at right now?
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Do you find it hard to forgive those who have hurt or disappointed you?
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Are you sometimes overwhelmed with frustration or bitterness?Have you turned to the Bible for text on forgiveness?
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Or do you need forgiveness?
Maybe you have been disrespectful or unkind and you’re wondering how to ask for forgiveness.If you struggle to answer any of the above questions, know you’re not alone. Forgiveness can often feel like one of the hardest things you’ll ever do … and sometimes it seems impossible to consider.The good news is that forgiveness is not far away. Wherever the fault lies, we all have the opportunity to forgive … and be forgiven.
How much pain and unhappy consequences could be avoided if we all learned the meaning of this word! King David shared some of the emotion he personally experienced after he asked God to “wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin” (Psalm 51:2).
God desires to give you hope as you face life challenges, problems and difficult trials. The good news for us, God specializes in redemption and transformation.
He takes that which was lost and restores it. He takes that which was dead and gives it life. He takes that which had no hope and rewrites its story. This is our God! As you pray today, ask God boldly to transform the thing inside you that you want to see changed forever!
