Hurt - Forgiveness

Colossians 3:13 (NIV)

Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.

What do you do if you are terribly hurt by someone? Maybe someone that is so close to you. The wound is so deep and terribly painful. A mere mention of the person, flares a fire of anger in you. You see the person from afar, and subconsciously you walk away. And even if the person is death and no longer around, the unforgiveness lives on.

The Lord said in His Word that we should bear with one another and forgive one another over the trespasses in our life. Can that really be possible?

I come to realised that there are too many hurting people around us. Even among the many whom have already known the Lord and already are in the church, but they still harbor unforgiveness in them. Deep unforgiveness. I was lost for words as I come to know some of these deep unforgiveness.

Rom 3:23
For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

No men is perfect. We all have sinned. We all hurt someones else along the way. I pray that we will know and that we seek forgiveness, and not allow the other person harbor unforgiveness in his heart.

Unforgiveness is a deception if the enemy. It cripple us. It cripple us so strongly. It create so much heartache and it robs away our good blessings from the Lord. Worse of all it cripple us, causing us to live in sin forever.

I pray that the Lord be merciful. Teach us to forgive. Give us strength to forgive.
Amen.