Forgiveness

Forgiveness, it’s such a small word for such a big task that feels almost impossible to do. Well, it’s not impossible to do but when you’re by yourself then it is just about impossible to do but with God on your side then you can succeed at anything and forgive those who have condemned you. Luke 18:27 says, “What is impossible with men is possible with God”

Who has been forgiven by someone before? Who has forgiven someone before? Who still needs to forgive someone for something they have done to you?

Forgiving someone is one of the hardest but most important things that need to be done so that we can be forgiven for our wrongdoings as well.  There are three main Bible scriptures that speak about forgiveness and why it is an important task for us to do when someone has done us wrong. 

Matthew 6:14-15 For if you forgive people their wrongdoing, your Heavenly Father will forgive you as well. But if you don’t forgive people, your Father will not forgive your wrongdoing.

Mark 11:25-26 And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven will also forgive you your wrongdoing. But if you don’t forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your wrongdoing.

Luke 17: 3-4 Be on your guard. If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him. And if he sins against you seven times in a day, and comes back to you seven times, saying ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him. 

As you can see from these 3 scriptures it’s important for us to forgive those who have done us wrong so that we can be forgiven by our Father in heaven since if we don’t forgive those who have done us wrong then the Lord will not forgive us for what we have done. 

I know, I am guilty of this as well, there are a few people in my life that I still need to forgive for what they have done to me but it’s a hard thing to do yet 3 very simple words “I forgive you”. Forgiving someone doesn’t mean that you forget what they have done it just means that you forgive them for what they have done so that you can move on with your life. I wish that there were an easier way to get the acceptance from Christ and his forgiveness but this is what we have to do and it can hurt but is possible to do. 

The Lord loves each and everyone of us and even those who have hurt us and he is the one that will take care of everyone, those who are good and those who do wrong but we need to allow him to do his job and we need to forgive and leave the rest up to God and allow him to handle the situation. He wants to forgive everyone and who knows the people who have done us wrong may have a good reason but we are not the ones to judge them since that is also God’s job to do and we don’t know what others are going through so why not forgive and move on with our lives so that we can stop living in the past and start living in the present?

In conclusion, Forgiving someone is hard to do but with God all things are possible and then it is up to God to take care of everyone and it’s not out job to judge those who have hurt us since we don’t know what those people are going through so take this challenge and forgive those who need your forgiveness today and stop living in the past and start living in the present.