Oh Please, Oh Please, Oh Please learn to forgive here!
If you refuse to forgive here where it is easy, how will you have the strength to forgive there where it is difficult?
If you refuse to forgive temporal matters, how will you forgive Eternal matters?
I enjoyed this one. Forgiveness is more than just forgetting about something. If we just pretend to forget, then when something reminds us of that thing, then all the hurt, feelings, etc. come back. When we forgive, we make the reconciliation with the person that needs our forgiveness, and it starts a healing process. I love your many comments about repentance, but forgiveness is a huge part of that equation. If we do not learn how to forgive each other, then we will never be free from the pain and hurt we keep inside.
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