FORGIVENESS

Something happened today, I was online and viewed a friend’s display picture talking about wanting to be better. WHY is this relevant? You’re about to find out

Sometimes we hold on to the sorry (s) we haven’t received or the other person’s deepest understanding of the pain they have caused us. Seeing my friend’s picture reminded me that we are all fighting a battle, deep within that we subconsciously and consciously use to hurt those around us, whether we like to admit it or not. It made me laugh infact because we can be so unfair in the way we expect people to be perfect for our needs without considering their struggles.

I can tell you this much, the minute I saw that picture, I felt liberated. I felt this way because I knew I was growing, because I was able to understand that their forgiveness is not what I needed, but the understanding that we are not perfect. Also knowing that we are all fighting a battle that we tend to judge each other, for instead of praying for one another. Luke 17:3, 4 states ‘So watch yourselves. "If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him. If he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times comes back to you and says, 'I repent,' forgive him." As I would normally say, you have to be okay with the apology you didn’t get, you have to be okay with it... LIFE GOES ON.

We hold on to pain at times that we actually forget to ask God, what can I do in this situation? We bury the hurt inside and in the process we also forget to guard our hearts. Sometimes we think we are over something, you think you’ve moved past it because some chapters have gone but all it takes is an association psychology for it all to come back.

It’s okay for us to have pain as we are able to reach out with compassion to others in the same situation as we are or been through BUT don’t stay in pain. Our obedience to God may lead us to suffering but it will also make us a perfect leader. A leader who loves to FORGIVE

My lesson so far is that for me to stop being thrown around by the world, I am learning to reply on God to show me what’s best for me.

KEEP LEARNING

KEEP FORGIVING

KEEP LOVING 

My attendance at church does not define my relationship with God.

I see a lot of Christians being judged and they are considered "not on fire" because they don't go to every weekday service. Can I just question those that attend?

 "Does your weekly service involve judging people or worshipping and serving your creator?"

Since we are on the matter, I would kindly like to remind each of us that, our attendance at church does not determine the quality of our relationship with Christ. In addition to that, for anyone struggling with this kind of issue, I would also like to remind you all that God’s love is not based on how many times we come to church each week. God’s love is UNCONDITIONAL.   
Why preach to those outside when those of us in the church and ripping the inside apart? 

We as Christians tend to pick which sin is greater than the other, ‘oh girl you haven’t been to church in a long time, you are not taking God seriously’ REALLY?? Does your greed, prideful, judgmental act show that you are taking God seriously? We honestly have to stop weighing one sin over the other.

REMINDER: God looks on the INSIDE
Churches are supposed to be a holy sanctuary where people are able to bring their trouble and go home with joy. In today's churches, this isn't necessarily true, churches are now becoming places where you cannot share your brokenness and struggle without the fear of condemnation from those who are supposed to lift the broken (Hebrews 10: 24-25). 

If we are truly our brothers and sisters keepers, we must learn to ASK God for help when we do not know what to say, in whatever position we are in. 

There is no point in having a higher position to help people, yet you abuse your position by continually bending the broken.

We all know and believe that God forgives us for all our sins. However, this is not in any way a ‘GO AHEAD’ card to treat others in terrible ways and God will still forgive us.  While it is true that we will surely be forgiven for such behaviour, his grace is not a LICENSE to treat others so shamefully.

This post is not to discourage anyone but to encourage and remind us all to check ourselves before we wreck ourselves. Let us continue in the act of kindness, PRAY for your neighbour. 
Act 4:12 helps me to understand that God has given no other name under heaven by which we must be saved. I see this as what A & B say about your service or worship is not what will save you. You can; call upon the name of God anywhere and in his infinite mercy? He will hear you. 

Your attendance at church is important but so is your HEART. 
Shalom