Forgiveness is what keeps a person sane. It also means that an individual has moved on from bad experiences to better pastures. In the Bible Jesus replies to Peter’s question of forgiving someone saying that he should not forgive someone seven times but seventy times seven. There are many of us who would like to multiply the numbers to even out our scores. But the heart of the matter is that we must try to forgive our neighbor irrespective of how hard it is. And it really is! I cannot preach about this good dead having been in a state of unforgiveness for years on end because of some chip or the other that I had (have?) on my shoulder. There are many who hoo and hum about this fact, but who can throw the first stone without some backlog of their own anyways, huh?
Incidents come to mind about unfair practices where I have been at the receiving end. However, moving on has always been the norm primarily because trying to keep score with an old wound makes it fester. While the oft used terminology has been paraphrased with people getting into unsavory patterns, going this route sure isn’t great. When a relationship has failed everybody almost always promotes ‘getting laid’ so that the old order is replaced with a new sponge. But, what is the point anyways? Except for – I never should have done this, ever. Seriously, why jump into bed with a stranger, in the first place. Right? Wrong? Ambivalent? Whatever?
Friends also come in different shapes and sizes – not physical here mind you. Discerning who is for you and not against you is a herculean task sometimes though. There are times when the people who egg you on to try out a new rug may just want to discard the old and get you infected. A mean thing to say perhaps, but it is the truth. So cutting your losses for a better morrow would be the best situation down the line.
Guess the objective of starting out with forgiveness may have gone a tad awry with the clear cut speech of cutting your nose so that you do not spite your face. But using this aspect with forgiveness in your daily life would work in leaps. Forgiving somebody for something that he or she has done works big time! But the issue is not to repeat the mistake and go back to a bitter situation. Pardoning someone in your heart so that God knows what you feel is far better than a public display of affection. Not preaching here, just stating the obvious.
What can I say me lovelies except that situations and seasons change. Based on this we must go with the flow and establish a concrete approach to life without worrying about what xyz feels. Living your life for someone is not right. Once you live the best part of your life for God and yourself, accepting everyone else is a piece of cake – whether it is sugarless or not!
Xoxo me dahlings
Incidents come to mind about unfair practices where I have been at the receiving end. However, moving on has always been the norm primarily because trying to keep score with an old wound makes it fester. While the oft used terminology has been paraphrased with people getting into unsavory patterns, going this route sure isn’t great. When a relationship has failed everybody almost always promotes ‘getting laid’ so that the old order is replaced with a new sponge. But, what is the point anyways? Except for – I never should have done this, ever. Seriously, why jump into bed with a stranger, in the first place. Right? Wrong? Ambivalent? Whatever?
Friends also come in different shapes and sizes – not physical here mind you. Discerning who is for you and not against you is a herculean task sometimes though. There are times when the people who egg you on to try out a new rug may just want to discard the old and get you infected. A mean thing to say perhaps, but it is the truth. So cutting your losses for a better morrow would be the best situation down the line.
Guess the objective of starting out with forgiveness may have gone a tad awry with the clear cut speech of cutting your nose so that you do not spite your face. But using this aspect with forgiveness in your daily life would work in leaps. Forgiving somebody for something that he or she has done works big time! But the issue is not to repeat the mistake and go back to a bitter situation. Pardoning someone in your heart so that God knows what you feel is far better than a public display of affection. Not preaching here, just stating the obvious.
What can I say me lovelies except that situations and seasons change. Based on this we must go with the flow and establish a concrete approach to life without worrying about what xyz feels. Living your life for someone is not right. Once you live the best part of your life for God and yourself, accepting everyone else is a piece of cake – whether it is sugarless or not!
Xoxo me dahlings
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