Forgiveness

Forgiveness.  God continues to teach me that this act of faith and love is His signature.  I marvel at forgiveness.  It makes no sense yet as I have experienced it, seen it and read testimonies I know this is a gift from God.  I have been reading missionary stories and written all over them are forgiveness.  It is the difference maker.  I just finished the story of Corrie ten Boom in the Then & Now series by YWAM.  I felt like I didn't know what to do with the reality of such evil that people actually lived.  What people can do to other people makes me feel ill.  It is hard for me to imagine yet I know it continues today.  It causes me to hurt and grieve.  Yet, in the mist of horrors God's people choose to trust Him and forgive.  Forgiveness becomes the testimony.  Only God could cause a person to forgive.  Only God could cause a person to love like this.  It is crazy.  And it is the only answer to heal and be free.  To know God and all His love.

I am blown away by it.

I don't know where you are today and what is in your heart, but I do know what God wants for you.  Through Him you can do what seems impossible - forgive.  Because you can trust in Him you can be free and forgive.  Because God is who He says He is forgiveness is possible.  Because God loves you you can love others and forgive.  His Word is full of these truths.  The truth is we do not know God if we choose not to forgive.  May the Lord speak to you today and may you choose to forgive.

This song by Matthew West sums it up beautifully.  It is my prayer for you.

"Forgiveness" by Matthew West

It’s the hardest thing to give away
And the last thing on your mind today
It always goes to those that don’t deserve

It’s the opposite of how you feel
When the pain they caused is just too real
It takes everything you have just to say the word…

Forgiveness
Forgiveness

It flies in the face of all your pride
It moves away the mad inside
It’s always anger’s own worst enemy
Even when the jury and the judge
Say you gotta right to hold a grudge
It’s the whisper in your ear saying ‘Set It Free’

Forgiveness, Forgiveness
Forgiveness, Forgiveness

Show me how to love the unlovable
Show me how to reach the unreachable
Help me now to do the impossible

Forgiveness, Forgiveness

Help me now to do the impossible
Forgiveness

It’ll clear the bitterness away
It can even set a prisoner free
There is no end to what it’s power can do
So, let it go and be amazed
By what you see through eyes of grace
The prisoner that it really frees is you

Forgiveness, Forgiveness
Forgiveness, Forgiveness

Show me how to love the unlovable
Show me how to reach the unreachable
Help me now to do the impossible
Forgiveness

I want to finally set it free
So show me how to see what Your mercy sees
Help me now to give what You gave to me
Forgiveness, Forgiveness