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Morning Inspiration -The Power of Forgiveness



I have had quite a tough period physically, emotionally and spiritually. The demands of modern life had got to me. I had to take stock and re-evaluate, as the way I was dealing with current issues remained unsustainable and unmanageable. Forgiveness is a subject that I am constantly coming back to. The whole back and forth notion was draining the life out of me.

When I am offended - whether it be bullying, abuse, lack of consideration, lack of empathy  - the memory of that offense is attached to that person, in how they made me feel- my emotion. I built a wall around myself, as I no longer felt safe in their presence. In doing so, I was indirectly keeping myself imprisoned by the offense. As the saying goes forgiveness doesn’t make it right, but it does make you free.

I also note my response conflicts with the Word of God – Love one another, including your enemies. I had a discussion with another believer and she suggested that I focus on the positives of the person who offended me – my initial reaction is that this would be a challenge. So she asked me, what you have learnt from them. The common thread in all my offenders was: How not to be! What a miserable existence it is to constantly behave in such a way that inflicts pain and suffering on someone else due to your own insecurities or inadequacies!  It does beg the question – what legacy will you leave?

I want to close with this idea by Brant Hansen about getting un-offended:

‘Why would I live the rest of my life in perpetual shock on how humans behave?’ Does getting angry help us to fight injustice? Instead of being angry or getting mad, we may wish to consider:  what now? When we hold on to anger it turns into unforgiveness and over time it turns to poison in many ways that you wouldn’t even realise. He concluded that we all have different views on life on how things should be. Dropping these doesn’t make things right but it does make you free and life is a lot sweeter as a result. 

With peace and love

KIMI

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Philippians 2:3-4 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, 4 not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.

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