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When You Forgive

"And the Lord restored the fortunes of Job when he had prayed for his friends; and the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before."--Job 42:10


To forgive, we do not have to say that whatever happened was okay, and you are not required to have the same relationship with that person(s) that you had before. In fact, your relationship will never be the same and before we can forgive, we need to allow ourselves to really feel the pain of the experience. If we don’t fully acknowledge our disappointments, let-downs, and pain, we will continue to carry them subconsciously and they will wear on your spirit. -- Christiane Northrup said, "To get to forgiveness, we first have to work through the painful experiences that require it."

To forgive, we need to decide that we will not allow the memories of the event to poison us any longer. We must be ready to heal this wound from the past and open to a fresh new beginning. The blessing is that when we are truly ready to experience God’s love, mercy, and Grace we must let go of what pains us and be open to his will. By releasing our pain to God through prayer we can be free in giving and receiving forgiveness, and in that we are greatly blessed… The biblical story of Job relates the power of forgiveness in even the most challenging of circumstances. Job's faith was tested, and much of his humiliation came at the hands of his so-called friends who pretended to be helpful, but in fact they were mocking him. Job had to be perplexed, angry, and hurt. Just the way we feel we people put us down.


The moment Job prayed for his friends, his relationships and fortunes were restored. As Job did, we can pray for the well-being of others in a powerful restorative act of forgiveness. We can forgive others for treating us with anything less than respect and honor. We can forgive ourselves for thinking we are anything less than whole, abundant, and worthy of God’s love and grace. This inner resurgence of forgiveness impacts all areas of our lives in positive ways.

In forgiving, we can experience forgiveness, just as Job did and in that we are greatly blessed…


AMEN


Adapted By: Elder Michael L. Hargett
Original Print: Copyright © 2006 Daily Word
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