Forgiveness

Deep wounds.
Broken relationships. 
Harsh words. 
I've caused all these things. I'm an evil human being. I've got stories that I want to hide from the world. Stories that everyone has. Stories that make us who we are. Stories that God uses for His glory. God uses our filthy stories. God forgives our evil intentions. God loves us deeply. Deeper than the ocean. He loves us so deep even with our sin. People may shun us because of our sin. But God loves us. He forgives us. He forgives the lies we tell. He forgives the gaping wounds I've caused. He tells me I must forgive.

Wait.

But..

No buts. 

His son's blood washed my sins away and continues to every time I fall to my knees in repentance. I should want to forgive others. But sometimes I don't. Sometimes I like holding a grudge. ¡Que feo! How ugly! That reveals something ugly in me. An ugly attitude. That shows where my heart lies. My attitude should be that of Christ. And Christ died for our sins. For everyone's! Even the people who have hurt me. I should forgive them and love them unconditionally. 

I can only do this by God's strength. I can't do that on my own. God is my strength and my sheild and my portion forever. I forgive those people. Because in the end, I would only be hurting myself. I would be letting the root of bitterness grow deeply in my heart. Bitterness is a sin. Whoa.. So me not forgiving another's sin actually makes me sin. Ew. Imma need some real strong hands to break those roots because I could let them grow deeper. But I don't want to live a life of bitterness. I want a different tree to grow. I want God's word to take deep root in my heart. And I never want to stop maturing spiritually. 

Ever. 

So I forgive. And I pray that others forgive me. Because God forgives and calls us to forgive also. 

Let us love deeply.



"It’s the hardest thing to give away
And the last thing on your mind today
It always goes to those that don’t deserve

It’s the opposite of how you feel
When the pain they caused is just too real
It takes everything you have just to say the word…

Forgiveness
Forgiveness

It flies in the face of all your pride
It moves away the mad inside
It’s always anger’s own worst enemy
Even when the jury and the judge
Say you gotta right to hold a grudge
It’s the whisper in your ear saying ‘Set It Free’

Forgiveness, Forgiveness
Forgiveness, Forgiveness

Show me how to love the unlovable
Show me how to reach the unreachable
Help me now to do the impossible

Forgiveness, Forgiveness

Help me now to do the impossible
Forgiveness

It’ll clear the bitterness away
It can even set a prisoner free
There is no end to what it’s power can do
So, let it go and be amazed
By what you see through eyes of grace
The prisoner that it really frees is you

Forgiveness, Forgiveness
Forgiveness, Forgiveness

Show me how to love the unlovable
Show me how to reach the unreachable
Help me now to do the impossible
Forgiveness

I want to finally set it free
So show me how to see what Your mercy sees
Help me now to give what You gave to me
Forgiveness, Forgiveness"
-Forgiveness by Matthew West

Hebrews 12. John 3. Phillipians 2-3. Psalms 28. Read the Word.

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