THE MIRACLE OF FORGIVENESS (Part 1)

There is no doubt that some one at a given time in your life did something bad to you. Almost everyone on this planet has been hurt, has been cheated, betrayed, abused, disregarded etc. what hurts most is that the person you least expect to do that is definitely the one who does it!
But don’t lie in self pity. You don’t have to curdle in self denial because of the past hurts. You have to get over it. You have to move on. You have to move forward.

Forgiveness takes courage. The weak can not forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. Forgiveness is not an emotion, it is a decision. You have to want to forgive, decide to forgive, and make a personal effort to forgive.

I remember how I harbored past hurt in my heart. People had betrayed my trust; from closest friend to brothers to parents. It was not an easy situation. The world had zeroed down on me. I hated every living creature. I hated everyone. I hated life.

For about two solid years, I lived in solitude. I was a recluse. I was all alone. This just aggravated the situation. The more I stayed alone, the more unforgiving I became. I wasted my precious time dwelling on the negatives. I can not do that any more. And I wouldn’t want you to walk down that road.

I found out the secret to a long and joyful life. The secret is making the effort to forgive every one for whatever things they do unto me. Forgiveness, I now know, is, me giving up my right to hurt you for hurting me. Forgiveness is the best thing you will ever do for your self. When you do something bad, don’t you have to forgive your self?

Because there is so much waiting for you, so much you have to do and accomplish in this short earthly life, why bother your life with so much luggage. May you know from this moment on that, if you wish to travel far and fast, travel light. Therefore, take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness, selfishness and fears. You will reach greater heights.

Never does the human soul appear as strong as when it foregoes revenge, and dares forgive an injury. My dear friend, every one has been hurt at some point in life, and many more are to be hurt. You are therefore not the first; neither will you be the last. Get over the past hurts and look to the future with hope. There is a future to fight for. Why carry the extra weight of unforgiveness.

If you say the Lord’s Prayer daily, and yet you are not willing to forgive, then you might as well be saying the prayer in vain. “Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us”. You there fore have to forgive if you want to be forgiven. And unless you are perfect, you also hurt other people in your speech, conduct, and failure to do certain things.

Lastly, by harboring envy, rath, and unforgiveness, you are enslaving your self. You are sending yourself to a lifetime sentence of suffering in the confines of your own mind, body and soul. Let your self loose.
Forgiveness is setting a prisoner free and realizing that the prisoner was you.

GET FORGIVING! FORGIVE AS MANY TIMES AS YOU ARE HURT

Watch out for part two; practical steps, how to forgive