E122-Forgiveness

“Forgiveness ... is a great education for your heart.”

When we forgive others, the wisdom of our heart is shining above everything else.
There are many instances where forgiveness would not occur so quickly, or even at all, if it were up to our logical minds. We have a tendency to rationalize everything, especially when we feel someone has wronged us.

The main reason that we need to “give or get” forgiveness is because we often take others in our lives for granted but most importantly, it is what Jesus wants us to do.

Jesus forgave us for our past, present and future sins and we need to keep that in our minds and hearts the next time we are hesitating to give or seek forgiveness.

It is a good idea to pause and think about what you are going to say to someone before you say something you may regret later. Sometimes the way people respond to others is out of habit rather than Love.

True human forgiveness is when you tell someone you forgive them for something and do not mention it to them again later.

My lifelong friend and sister-in-Christ, Ann Davidson always gave forgiveness freely to everyone. She also encouraged people she knew to provide forgiveness to each other. She based her whole life around Love and forgiveness. Ann lived her life by example.

Have you given forgiveness to someone that needs to be forgiven?

Matthew 6:14-15
“For if you 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.”

Evelyn Minton and her daughter, Dr. Billie J. Minton are the authors of the Blue Ridge Tenderpup children's series. These books may be found at the author's website BlueRidgeMoments.com and Amazon.com/Author/drbillieminton.