#Day 24: 24 January 2016

A HEART THAT FORGIVES

During our fellowship tonight, I was engaged in a very fruitful discussion. A discussion or more like a sharing about challenges in life, in life at church, and in this case about an uncertainty on what's the best way to move forward.

One of the input given, the one that stucked in my mind, is "what matter most is what's in our heart, before we decide to move one, whether we stay or leave, we need to have a clear heart. We need to be able to accept, appreciate and forgive"

"Forgiveness is unlocking the door to set someone free and realizing you are the prisoner"

To think about it, a heart that forgives uplift us in few areas:

  1. In following God words:

• Colossians 3:13 NIV "Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you."
• As simple as that, we deliver what God requesting us to do. To forgive.

  2. In Acceptance:

• By allowing our heart to forgives, means, we accept the facts of the situation. Accepting the truth that actually, we are the prisoner.
• Remember what people used to say "Acceptance is the begining of a change"

 
  3. It also means we are ready to Move Forward:

• Sometimes God closes doors because it’s time to MOVE forward. He knows you won’t move unless your circumstances force you.
• Job 17:9 "The righteous keep moving forward, and those with clean hands become stronger and stronger".
• Philippians 3:14 "I run straight toward the goal to win the prize that God’s heavenly call offers in Christ Jesus".
• We know we need to keep moving forward!

Matthew 6:7 says "Blessed are the merciful for they shall receive mercy".

I pray for all of us to always be merciful, to continue able to apply God's words, by accepting the situation and grow from it and finally ready to move on, according to His will and plan for us.

Have a heart that forgives.

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