A day to forgive.

It has been a while since I have written because this year has certainly started off with a bang.  I have had a lot of year end work to do and it has kept me preoccupied by working on the weekend.  One thing that has crept into my mind lately is about forgiveness.  I stuggle with this in various areas of my life.  It took me years to forgive my parents for dying, 10 yrs. to forgive my ex-husbands, and then the various times I have needed to forgive people ( including my boss) because it was the right thing to do.

There are still times, eventhough I know in my heart I have forgiven, my mind still replays the offense over and over.  I question myself if I truly forgave that person and cleansed myself of the weight I carried around because of it.  Why do we harbor such bad feelings and why can these feelings control our very existence.  One thing I have found, is that by holding a grudge, I get very tired by the end of the day.  My mind can come up with purely fabricated garbage about the person in question that has nothing to do with offense that took place.  Forgiveness is the only way to truly escape the insanity.  Forgiveness can free not only our hearts, but also our minds, it enables us to live a full and joyful life.

Point to ponder: As Christians we all must learn to forgive.  Eph 4:32  Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.