I was super busy yesterday otherwise I would have posted. I had to work then we had our small group bible study. Our topic for last night was forgiving from the heart. Forgiveness is hard to do especially when it is deep seeded offense. But the basic idea was that the person who does not forgive is worse off than the offender because they have to live with the emotional anger and bitterness, whereas the offender may not even know that they offended you. When you let go and forgive you are then set free from this person’s impact that they had on you. Now this in no way replaces justice, if someone has wronged you in a way, you should not let it happen again just because you have forgiven them. You must, “Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.” Proverbs 4:23. Forgiveness is a healing process for the forgiver and maybe even the forgiven, if your lucky:D
The thing I took away from the study was that not only do I need to forgive people for the big and most notable offences in life, but also for the small little irritations throughout the day, and respond in love and kindness.
“Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you.” Ephesians 4:31-32.
I gave Noah a bath tonight and spiked his hair; he has a natural Mohawk like thing going on. He has now learned to climb up on the rocking chair that we have. I think that we may have miss-named our son…Samson may have been a better choice. He is always lifting things up and pushing on things. The other day he pulled his tray off of his highchair, and picked up his leapfrog table. Maybe this is just a little boy thing. Kurt says, “Noah is going to have a hernia by the time he is one”. Haha
The thing I took away from the study was that not only do I need to forgive people for the big and most notable offences in life, but also for the small little irritations throughout the day, and respond in love and kindness.
“Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you.” Ephesians 4:31-32.
I gave Noah a bath tonight and spiked his hair; he has a natural Mohawk like thing going on. He has now learned to climb up on the rocking chair that we have. I think that we may have miss-named our son…Samson may have been a better choice. He is always lifting things up and pushing on things. The other day he pulled his tray off of his highchair, and picked up his leapfrog table. Maybe this is just a little boy thing. Kurt says, “Noah is going to have a hernia by the time he is one”. Haha
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