So if I forgive I am not to punish one again for it, and not bring it up daily or regularly. That's the hard part. If I say I will forgive you, I am also saying I wont make you feel like a piece of crap regularly. Ok so I am willing to try. The hard part is sticking to it and I think as the "forgiver" I have to. Its like I'm lying if I don't. I cant say it and not do it. Its a commitment of sorts.
In premarital classes I learned that in the Bible, somewhere...it says "how many times should we forgive"? And the answer a Daily double...728 or something like that. To me that means, one should forgive no matter what. I learned in the class before I got hitched that infidelity is forgivable. At the time I thought..OH NO ITS NOT! But it is. Not once a week or anything. But if I love someone and they make a mistake I can forgive. I am not perfect either and I sure hope that folks forgive me when I mess up, and I have ALOT! And I bet will again, alot probably.
It goes back to I'm not God. I will not judge anyone else. I often think about the old saying... well I cant remember it but its something about walking in someone elses shoes. Ya know there are times someone asks me how I am and I say "fine", but I'm not! One never knows what someone else is going through. So when people screw up, maybe there is something behind it, a reason they aren't doing well or making the right decisions, so don't be so quick to judge or write someone off. Maybe you can help them. I think it is our job to try. I think that's what we are all here for. To help each other.
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| Gandhi |
Oh yes there is pain in life. Can ya put it aside and help someone in need? The best way to forget my own troubles is to help someone else with theres. It's called "getting out of self".
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