TODAYS MESSAGE 4/1/2015 {{{{{{{{{{{{ FORGIVENESS AND RECONCILIATION}}}}}}}}}}} ...seek peace and purse it Psalm 34: 14. If you forgive men their trespasses your heavenly father will also forgive you Matthew 6: 12 How would you reconcile with someone who had hurt you so much and is adamant about showing remorse talk less of tendering apology? More so, tries to frustrate every of your effort to initiate reconciliation. The most excellent response should be first to reconcile with someone who has hurt us by forgiving! The path of forgiveness is the one and only one that needs to be practiced in totality! By forgiving an offender we are removing from our thought process issues related to the person who has committed the offence! The offence may have been committed intentionally or mistakenly. Think about it, is there anything as pathetic as a person who has harboured a grudge and hatred for many years? –John Mason In both the circumstances it is better to forgive unconditionally! Forgiveness is that deep-seated attribute of human life. A practice which releases you, creates freedom and pivots one to the level of Jesus Christ that exemplified forgiveness even at the point of death requested God to forgive those lynching Him ‘for they know not that they do’! As it is said, to make a mistake is human and to forgive is divine Individuals on the path of spirituality in its entire ramification should gain knowledge of the practice of forgiveness. Unless we forgive people we’ll remain engaged in the unimportant matters of life. To get to the level of Jesus Christ, we need to cut across the realm of worldly life by establishing absolute control over bad emotions and be occupied with the practice of forgiveness. At first it appears very difficult to forgive someone! But the moment we do it, we come out winners! The peace that prevails after forgiving someone can never be expressed in words! “One of the secrets of a long and fruitful life is to forgive everybody everything every night before you go to bed. Forgiving those who have wronged you is a key to personal peace…unforgiveness blocks blessings, forgiveness releases blessings” – John Mason why ask why pg 59 Whatever be the offence, we must under all circumstances forgive if we ever need a blissful life! Provoked by our ego we most times do not want to forgive our offenders; it is at this point we must hear the still small voice of the Holy Spirit that seems to come from within our heart. The voice of the indwelling spirit of God in us will always guide us on the right path, by practice of absolute straightforwardness and forgiveness. Every seeker of peace creates an environment of peaceful co-existence everywhere. Forgiveness remains the trait of character that exemplifies the true meaning of life and the nature of God in man! Human beings have been endowed with the power of instinct that differentiates us from beasts! Encumbered with this power of discrimination we exercise our right to forgive someone, no matter how minute or great the offence may be – remorse or no remorse! -Excerpt from How To Repair Broken Relationships by Dr Charles Olise Prayer. May we imbibe the practice of forgive at the face of offences to create the atmosphere of peace in families and communities Jesus name.
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