FORGIVENESS

It says in Matthew 5:44 "But I say unto you,Love your enemies,bless them that curse you,do good to them that hate you,and pray for them which despitefully use you,and persecute you."

The bible tells us to love our enemies and you find yourself fustrated at what people say or do to you. If you call yourself a christian, then obedience is a must. No matter what people do or say to you, you have to always forgive them because you can't go to heaven with unforgiveness in your heart. I sit and ask myself what did I do wrong to these people to be persecuted and shunned? And I began to talk with my mother about why people act the way they act towards christians and she told me, people seem to not realize that it's not you they are angry with, it's the spirit you carry. People don't realize they are used by the devil to persecute others. We must continue to walk in love and God will bless that situation. When cast all your cares to the Lord, he will intervene and cause them to be in conviction and most of the time they will come back and apologize.

Words are important and can be a weapon against others, but Jesus was spat on,persecuted, and shunned because of the Holyspirit he carried inside which made people used of the devil to do mean things and say mean things to HIM. The only form of witness that they needed was Love and that's what Jesus showed them. Thats why it's important to Love our enemies regardless of how bitter and confused they are. In the mist of their bitterness and confusion, they are watching you and how you take their criticism. When you continue to walk out of love then they will see you as a strong,forgiving,and loving christian. And nine times out of ten they will be drawn to admit that they were wrong because of the guilt.

People could be mean based upon their lifestlyes and how they were raised. Also the group of people they are use to. For example, I'm not use to being around people that are ghetto and that has never stopped me from wanting to communicate to them but on the other hand they always had that shunning spirit around them because they would think I'm too good for them, or not "cool enough". Whats being cool anyway? So then you begin to realize they are not really worth being around and that they are not important to please. We as christians are suppose to pray for them who do you wrong or shun you. That's all we can do.

Relationships are always challenges people face dealing with getting over a break-up and you find yourself mad towards your ex's that do you wrong during the relationship. Forgiveness applies to this situation too. Facing judgment with God, He will bring up your un-forgiveness towards the person that did you wrong. So that's why it too is important to forgive and let go so that it won't affect other relationships with people. I myself find it hard to forgive an ex for doing me wrong but just because I'm a christian, it's required to forgive especially when you made a vow to God being the Lord over life.

Forgiving others may be hard to do but it's what you have to do in order for God to heal you from the past. If it's a parent,brother,sister,relative,friend or whomever, forgive them anyway and God will come through for you. Don't be upset if they don't apologize, it's on them. They would face judgement for their actions. You did your part to forgive so move on and let God continue to order your steps in life.