A Cup of Jo -Forgiveness.

 

Today's cup of Jo will be on the topic of Forgiveness.

 

 

Forgiving is something that is really really really REALLY hard to do.  I have learned that through life.  Sure it's easier said than done! The HARDEST time to forgive someone is when they don't really deserve it.  When they do something that just drove you crazy mad, completely disobeyed or disrespected you, broke complete trust you had in them, crossed the line with whatever they did to you. 

When those situations happen and the words of "I'm sorry, forgive me" have been said to you it is so so easy to say no.   

Why on earth should you forgive that person? 

 

Because we have a Father who always forgives our own faults.  

It is so amazing to me that I have complete forgiveness no matter what I have done. 

My Father has arms wide open & says,  "You are forgiven. My child I still love you like nobody else does."

 

It is a huge relief to know that our wounds from our own stupid choices aren't even thought about by Him anymore. They are gone & forgiven. Once we have asked Him for that forgiveness we clearly don't deserve, He doesn't hesistate.  He is such a gracious God.

 

Nobody has a clean & perfect past. We have each made stupid choices that we look back and are ashamed of -myself included.

But you know what, it's all forgiven completely.  The slate has been cleaned. The sins written on it have been wiped off.  A new refreshing start has been given.

 

So now, why shouldn't we forgive others who have done wrong to us?  When it comes to a point where I need to forgive someone but I'd rather bite my tongue, I think about ALL the many times it was me who was asking for the grace. It is extremely hard at times. And that won't change. 

One thing we need to keep in mind is how powerful forgiveness is. It can lift burdens and weights off our shoulders so quickly.  It can give us a refreshing start in life. When it is genuine, it is pretty powerful stuff.

 

 

My life song is "Forgiven" by Sanctus Real.  I get teary-eyed everytime I listen to it because I go back and rethink my past.  I can't help but question how could those things be forgiven? Once again, God doesn't care what it was. It's all forgiven. Not bits and pieces -All of it.

 

 

 

I hope you all have the same understanding and appreciation for forgiveness as I do.

It is a very important word to me now. 

 

1 John 2:12  I am writing to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven for HIS name’s sake.

 

 

Thank you for letting me share this with you.

 

-Jordan-