This came into my email this morning and its absolutely worth sharing, its about forgiveness.
“One factor that motivates me to forgive is that as a Christian I am commanded to…But beyond that, I can identify three pragmatic reasons. [you know I like practical applications!!] First, forgiveness halts the cycle of blame and pain, breaking the chain of ungrace. Without it we remain bound to the people we can’t forgive, held in their vise grip.
Second, forgiveness loosens the stranglehold of guilt in the perpetrator.
It allows the possibility of transformation in the guilty party, even if a just punishment is still required.And third, forgiveness creates a remarkable linkage, placing the forgiver on the same side as the party who did the wrong. We are not as different from the wrongdoer as we would like to think, for we too must ask our Heavenly Father, “Forgive us our debts”
Matt. 6:12… He who cannot forgive others burns the bridge over which he himself must pass.“
Thanks KT/Mom, hope this blesses you.
