Three years ago, a friend said something to me that hurt very deeply.
I was speechless. I could not believe she could say that and mean it. When
I had no response, she said, "I love you and don't want to see you hurt."
My thought was, 'if you love me, how could you say such a terrible thing
about someone I love dearly'. But I was still speechless and just couldn't
respond.
Days and weeks passed and it still bothered me. I prayed about it a lot
and I thought I had forgiven her, but I couldn't forget. Weeks and months
went by. I didn't dwell on this, but occasionally after my prayers at bedtime,
I would tlhink about it and couldn't seem to clear this from my thoughts.
Therefore, I would have a restless night.
Two years passed and I began to doubt that I had forgiven her. I decided
I would talk to her about it and tell her how much her words had hurt.
Before I could talk to her, I wanted to think about what I would say that
wouldn't hurt her. (I'm not really sure she would even remember what she
had said to me.)
I prayed about this and asked God to give me the right words to say. After
four days of praying about this, I began thinking God wasn't listening
to me. Then suddenly it became clear. God had heard and had answered my
prayers. The answer was to say NOTHING. JUST FORGIVE. I did -- and a sense
of peace came to me. I have had no more restless nights over this.
We all do and say things at time that hurt someone. We need forgiveness
and we need to be able to forgive. Let us all pray for those who hurt us
and ask God to give us the Grace to forgive them. Forgiving them gives
us relief from our hurt. When we can truly forgive, it allows healing to
take place in our spiritual lives.
God knows He has to forgive us a lot.
- WRITTEN BY ROBBIE JO -
This inspirational piece was submitted to me by my mom in the hopes it
will help someone who is having trouble forgiving. Thanks mom and God bless!
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