dailydatewithgod

Life hands us situations on a sliver platter. Things happen for us, not to us.  There is a grand plan in place and it is one that calls us each to love and accept more and more.  I think this is what Jesus was saying when he instructed his disciples to forgive 7 x 70 times.  Meaning, there is no limit on forgiveness.  Not only that, but it is a way that we are meant to live. I think that he knew that we walk around with all kinds of fixed and fettered ideas of how things should be and when they are not we are prone to anger and resentment.  The cure for anger and resentment is forgiveness.  Forgiveness of ourselves, others, situations, God.  Forgiveness means that I am willing to put love towards whatever I am putting the opposite energy towards.  It does not mean condoning, or forgetting, or saying it is okay.  Forgiveness is about releasing the anger so that it is not what is ruling our hearts.  Forgiveness is about choosing God’s way.  Recognizing that we all mess up sometimes and it usually means that we are more in need of love.  Forgiveness is like taking the bridge across the damn to love.  It can be frightening to let go of a pattern of hate, but we get the gift because it opens our hearts to love.  When I am busy holding on to anger towards you–that anger lives in my heart.  Being willing to forgive means that I want to make room in my heart for love. Forgiveness is not about the other person, it is about us, about our hearts and about how we want to live.  I have learned what it means to forgive slowly and sometimes fighting. But having reached the other side, I cannot say that I regret crossing the bridge, not for a moment.  My prayer for you today is that you find some small thing for which you can forgive yourself –use it as practice. Make it a great one!  Peace~Colleen