Giving & Receiving Forgiveness

A counselor writes: “We have all been wounded. Who wounds us? Those we lo...ve and those who love us. When we feel rejected, abandoned, abused, manipulated or violated it’s usually by people close to us: our parents, our friends, our marriage partners, our children, our teachers, our pastors.

This is what makes forgiveness so difficult. It’s our hearts that are wounded! We cry out, ‘You, who I expected to be there for me, have failed me. How can I ever forgive you for that?’

Though forgiveness may seem impossible, the God who lives within us will give us the grace to go beyond our wounded selves and say, ‘In the name of Christ, I forgive you.’

But remember, there are two sides to forgiveness: giving and receiving.

Although at first sight, giving seems harder, often we are not able to offer forgiveness because we haven’t fully received it ourselves. Only as people who have tasted the joy of forgiveness can we find the inner motivation to give it.

Why is receiving forgiveness so difficult? Because it’s hard to acknowledge that without your forgiveness I’m still affected by what happened between us. I need you to help set me free and make me whole again. That requires not only a confession that we’ve been hurt, but also the humility to admit our dependence on the very one who hurt us. Yet, only when we’re able to receive forgiveness, can we truly extend it to others.”

That’s why the Bible says, “Get rid of all bitterness…Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.”

"One Pair Of Hands" by Carroll Roberson

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I hope you enjoyed the song for today, I played it several times as I thought it was so beautiful and really spoke to me of all the Lord does for us each and every day. "Just one pair of hands" does it all.

Give Praise and thanks to our Lord for all He does for you every day.

Have a great week and may the Lord pour out so many blessings upon you that you that you will have to get many containers, barrels, and trucks to holds them all.

Amen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!