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Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Does forgiving someone mean I also have to forget?

Mark 11:25
25 And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.” 




I have been reading this verse over and over.  I NEED to read it.  I have been hurt over the years by some people and I have held on to the anger.  Doing this has gotten me nowhere.  It has made me a different person, an angry person, an uptight person, and a medicated person. 


Will I ever be the same person I once was?  Probably not, and I'm okay with that. I can learn to adapt and play the cards I've been dealt. I'm accepting things slowly. 


In recent months I have learned that you cannot accept the present with out being forgiving and finding acceptance with the past.  So this is me officially stating for all to see. I am going to take this particular scripture to heart and try to follow it.  


I am letting this anger go! I am forgiving those that have hurt my family and me. I am forgiving those who have taken pieces of my life that are irreplaceable. These people may have broken my heart, my spirit, my family and even my faith at times.  Its okay to break a part of me, but it wasn't ok to steal things I can never get back. 


I am forgiving all of you and it will make my life better, make me better and make me lighter. You all will not weigh me down anymore. I am taking control back! 


I don't want any regrets in my life and I know I will regret wasting my energy on those that have hurt me. I want my whole heart to be happy again. I also want to give what I expect to receive! God has helped me through all of this and and I know that with all of the time he has spent helping me deal with these things I suspect he would be quite disappointed to find that I let anger,harsh words, frowns, tears and a bad attitude take over my life. 

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