Forgiveness. We all know that we need to forgive because God forgave us too. And there are many people who raise their forefingers and tell us that we are going to die if we don't forgive and urge us so much that some people rather start to panic. Well, they are not wrong, they are right, for the Bible tells us "For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses." [Matt6:14-15]. I totally agree and say amen to that. But I also believe that it's not really the best way to tell someone to forgive with a raised forefinger if that person reacts with maximum of emotions to that subject at that moment. Sometimes it hits the opposite reaction than the preacher wanted to have them to have. They might think "Oh great! Now that I can't forgive I am doomed and God doesn't want to do anything with me!". Then they start to feel unworthy and fall into self-pity and great despair. This isn't right, is it? Even if we rebuke someone based on the Bible, we shall do that in and with love. Because Jesus always talked out of love! And the reason that God wants us to forgive, aside from His justice, is because He wants us to be free and not to suffer in the cage of unforgiveness. So. You urge people to forgive? Nice. But how about to also tell them HOW to forgive? I always heard people saying "OMG you HAVE to forgive, how can you NOT???? Now God won't forgive you as weeell!!! *dooom dooom dooom*". But I only heard maybe 1-2 times also telling them HOW to forgive. This is sad and my heart hurts for those who couldn't forgive until now. Mostly in their minds they have only one question running in a vicious circle: "Why can't I forgive? How can I forgive? How to do?" This is the way of forgiveness: The reason you cannot forgive is because you are hurt, bitter, angry or broken in your heart. That's bad for your heart and sometimes even influences your health. God doesn't want that, He wants you to be happy and healthy. But people cannot heal their heart on their own. That's one of the reasons why Jesus shed His blood on the cross! The way of forgiveness is nothing other than the love of Christ. I believe God understands our heart and that it's not always easy to forgive due to great reasons. But our God is greater! Actually we cannot do anything without Him anyway! So, it actually is easy how to forgive: you simply ask God for help. In your hurt/bitter/angry/broken state seek God for healing, freedom and peace. Then forgiving will be an easy thing to do. Do not be afraid and just pray to God "Jesus, I want to forgive as You have told me to. But it simply seems to be impossible for me because I am so deeply hurt/bitter/angry/broken! Please, I can't do this on my own, you have to help me and heal my heart so I can forgive ○○, Jesus! Right now I want to let You do Your work in me, Lord. Please replace this heart with Your love, peace, freedom and comfort. Thank You that You already have prepared a solution for this helpless me." until the end. And I promise you, God will be so happy about that heart and He will definitely help you to forgive! God is faithful! This is what God generally wants us to do anyway, don't you think so? To come to Him and talk to and ask Him about anything, humble and with our whole heart; to have relationship with Him, like a daddy, friend and bridegroom! If our heart desires Him the most He will never let us go, never! God looks into your heart. God wants your heart. What is your answer? Forgiveness is important. It's even in the Lord's Prayer. Jesus wouldn't have put that in that if not important. Forgiveness is essential. As essential as salvation is. So father God I thank You for Your faithfulness Lord. I praise Your name and only Your name on high. And at this moment and at this place I pray, my father God, for all the broken hearts out there, that You may heal them all, right now in Jesus name. That You may pour out Your powerful healing love on them. In our life we encounter so many bad situations and human are mostly evil hearted. They hurt because they are also hurt, please forgive them and have mercy on them. Touch their hearts, Lord. And I am not better than them so please forgive me too Lord. What would we be without You, Lord? You gave everything on the cross, Jesus. Took all of our sins, pain, sorrows, brokenness, You shed Your tears for us. You shed Your blood for us. Which words could ever describe Your love, Lord? Jesus please help Your beloved to forgive. You told us to do so but we are helpless without You, Lord. We lay down everything before Your throne, Jesus, for You have said "Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls" [Matt11:28-29]. Please bless everyone who made the decision today to let You handle their laden. I put them under Your blood, Jesus. Bless them with Your love, hope, freedom, joy, comfort, knowledge and grace, in Jesus name, amen.
Sometimes and some people, especially those who grew up always watching their parents fighting or whose parents are devorced, ask these questions:
"Why did they even marry? If they didn't love each other, why did they marry? Why did God allow this to happen, I mean He knew this would happen? Wouldn't it have been better if they had found another person whom they loved? Then they would be happier by now." Honestly I don't know either. And of course we all wish our parents to be happy because we love them. And for daughters/sons it's a really painful thing. But even if I can't find any reasons why some parents have married, one reason I am sure of and that's: God let them marry because He wanted to create me. Because He wanted to meet me. Because He had a plan with and for me. Because He wanted to love me. Because He wanted me so much no matter what. Isn't this an amazing reason that fills one's heart? God is someone who would make something dead to live. He is someone who would make something ugly to something beautiful. "And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose." [Rom8:28] His love makes me speechless... I thank God for creating me with all my heart. Thank You Father ♡ Today I want to write about a topic that for some people, even Christians, is uncomfortable and partly extremely timid. But I’m tired of Christians who normally are meant to be strong and bolt in this world in fact hide themselves weak and scared in their minority and anxiety!
I want to sensitize you for the actual fight that we are fighting. I want to shake you up: there is a devil who hates us profoundly! Ok, we don’t live in Middle Ages anymore, many things have changed and our knowledge got extended. But you know what remained? The devil. The devil is still the same with his foul tricks and strategies just to destroy you! He is that devil who didn’t even shrink back from trying to tempt Jesus! Do you think he takes a break just because we had some "developments"? "Oh, human became wiser, I don’t have to even try to touch them", do you think he thinks that way? I tell you he laughs and rejoice at our blindness and weakness. In the Bible it’s written "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy." [John10:10]. But here is a good news for you: There is something else that also remained the same and that, that’s God! God in His faithfulness and love, God who never changes [Hebr13:8], God who – like its continuation of [John10:10] - "came that they may have life and have it abundantly."!!! People! We need to wake up and search God! We need to stop letting the devil shove us around and corrupt us! "Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you."!!! [Jak4:7] And how do we do that? "Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Be wretched and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you. Do not speak evil against one another, brothers. [ff.]" [Jak4:8ff.]. Oh, now some of you certainly think "Whaaat? God wants us to be wretched, mourn, weep and gloom? Doesn’t He love us?" Hey! Put your eyes on the main point! "Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he. will. exalt. you."! No one can come and tell me that he/she didn’t cry the time when he/she repented their sins before God! Whoever realize and humble themselves before the Lord they experience indescribable deliverance, love, hope, perfection, grace and mercy from the Lord! These tears of repentance lead to something Greater than your laughter and joy and that’s the forgiveness and glory of God! How can we draw nearer to God except in repentance and prayers? Many of us expect a "voice that suddenly appears out of nothing" and if that don't happen we get frustrated and give up searching for God’s voice. But you know it’s really simple to hear God’s voice. Take your Bible and study it with the Holy Spirit! They are there for that reason! Stop being lazy! A youth pastor once said in a big crowd that we only may read the Bible when we have a huuuuge appetite for that. And I thought "Wait a minute... what???" I don’t want to know how many people bought that lie... It’s sad to see how leader encourage people to live in their emotions. I don’t want to be controlled by my emotions! I want to control my emotions! If you have to read something at school/uni/work do you throw that to the corner and don’t touch it until you eventually feel like it (what actually never happens lol I know that feeling)? No, you read it because you have to, right? Because if not then... you know what would happen. Just like that you cannot ignore the Bible! And just like that you are able to read the Bible even if you do not feel like it! But this scripture is not just a scripture, it is a holy one and full of life! As I often say God = Word = Life = Light of the world [John1]! If you do not have the Word you do not have life in you! Then God is also far from you! Is this clear to you? You feel miserable? Seek in God’s word! You feel super great? Seek in God’s word! This I prophesy to you: If you don’t study and internalize God’s word today, soon you will find yourself in a more miserable state. You will be confused, uncertainty will follow you, great depression will come and you will blame it all to God. But know this, that it’s your own credit. God has warned you but you didn’t want to listen. Nevertheless for those who know themselves to repentance (change!), even at that time God will have mercy on you because He is the everlasting love. But even though great difficulties will follow you... I want to spare you that so much! And that’s why I’m begging you to equip yourselves this very day! Repent, go back to your first love Jesus Christ, take deep roots in His truth and learn to live with God every second! Live! Your father rules the world! You are His children and that makes you a prince and princess! Nobility has his pride, he/she doesn’t walk around the world afraid but self-confident with chin lifted up, he/she is the highest rank warrior! Stand up and become God's people worthy of the title! We are not alone, we never were! God’s faithfulness and hope accompany us into the eternity! We just have to take it and give Him our everything! Be encouraged and blessed! May God’s love, faithfulness, power and courage, wisdom and revelation follow you! In love and prayers, dandelion |
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