This two Sundays ago the sermon at the church service we attended was on
forgiving others. The sermon realy touched my dad, so much so he went forward
during the altar call. Several days after this sermon my dad told a group of
five of men who had wronged him as a group that he forgave them for something
they had done towards him this past summer. a
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The Power of Prayer
Tanya James
Recently I found myself very disappointed in someone I considered a good
friend. They did something to me that I felt (and still feel) was totally
unacceptable
and it was hard for me to swallow. I knew that I needed to forgive them and
let it go but I just couldn't wrap my head around it at the time.
Not wanting to hold a grudge, I began to quote any and every scripture I
could remember (and maybe a few I made up) on forgiveness. But it seemed the
moment
I stopped quoting scripture, I got mad all over again.
Throughout that week, I kept rehearsing what happened and when I shared it
with my husband and my sister, I got even angrier - it was like every time I
told the story, the fire was being fueled. So I decided that I needed to stop
talking about it because that was not helping the situation.
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I'm sure you have all been there before ...maybe it wasn't a friend, perhaps
it was a sibling, a co-worker, a neighbor or even someone at church. Whoever
it was, they crossed you in some form or fashion and raised your blood
pressure. You found yourself on this never ending cycle of anger because you
couldn't
quite let it go.
In time, I realized that forgiveness is very hard in our own power... and at
some point, I cleared my head and took it to God in prayer ...and yet again,
God amazed me with his ability to bring an inner peace in the midst of any
situation.
Prayer is by far the greatest weapon we have. Prayer causes you to change
your perspective on things.
While in prayer, God reminded me of the many times I had turned my back on
Him. The many times I had disappointed Him. Yet, not once has He held back his
forgiveness towards me.
He also reminded me that no one except Him is flawless, so I must not put
people on a pedestal or expect them to never let me down. Yes, we expect certain
things like respect from our friends, however at some point, we have probably
all disrespected someone we cared about. How is it that we expect people
to always be willing to forgive us but when the tables are turned - watch out!
Through prayer, I realized it was alright for me to be hurt by the situation,
but it wasn't alright for me to dwell there. God healed my wounds and gave
me the courage to step back out and not allow this situation to dictate my
mood, attitude or behavior towards the person who offended me.
There is something to be said about the power of prayer ...next time I won't
wait so long to use it!
Tanya James
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