"Whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father in heaven will also forgive you your transgressions"
-- Mark 11:25 / New American Standard Bible
Genuine love is an exercise in forgiveness. If we wish to build lasting relationships, we must learn how to forgive. Why? Because our loved ones are imperfect (as we are). How often must we forgive our family and friends? More times than we can count. Why? Because that's what God wants us to do.
Perhaps granting forgiveness is hard for you. If so, you are not alone. Genuine, lasting forgiveness is often difficult to achieve, difficult but not impossible. Thankfully, with God's help, all things are possible, and that includes forgiveness. But, even though God is willing to help, He expects you to do some of the work. And make no mistake: forgiveness is work, which is okay with God. He knows that the payoffs are worth the effort.
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"Are you aware of the joy-stealing effect an unforgiving spirit is having on your life?" - Charles Swindoll
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Lord, let forgiveness rule our hearts, even when forgiveness is difficult. Let us be Your obedient servants, and let us be people who forgive others just as You have forgiven us.
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