When I was in junior high, I had a friend that treated me really bad behind closed doors. I guess you could say that I was bullied. It left me feeling empty and hating myself. But more than anything.. I had a hatred in my heart for that friend. One day I had had enough. I told God I didn't want anything to do with that person and that I hated them.
Then I went to Lebanon Family Church for the first time and literally they spoke about forgiveness.
That's when I knew I had to forgive them.. And myself. It took time, but I began to see things much differently than before and our relationship was restored.
Forgiving someone frees you. Holding a grudge against people hurts YOU, not them. So let it go. It is a process, but forgive them.
The book of Hosea is about a prophet of God named Hosea that marries a woman and has children with her. But she kinda goes crazy and becomes a prostitute. God tells Hosea to go buy her for 15 shekels so that he can take her back home to be free and they can be husband and wife again. Hosea obeys God, and still loved his wife. She repeatedly leaves Hosea. And Hosea repeatedly keeps getting her back and loving her. Imagine how rejected and hurt he felt. But he couldn't hold a grudge.. because God told Hosea to continue loving her. You see, God was showing Hosea how He loves His people. We constantly reject God, yet He constantly loves us. It's amazing to me. No matter what we do, we are beautiful in His sight. What a blessing His mercy and grace is. He gives us a Love that we don't deserve.
So remember that to help you get over grudges... Because people are human and mess things up. But God loves us anyways.
1 Corinthians 13:5 ...."Love keeps no record of being wronged..."
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