lifesong
Everyone needs compassion
Love that's never failing
Let mercy fall on me
Everyone needs forgiveness
The kindness of a Saviour
The hope of nations
Saviour, He can move the mountains
My God is mighty to save
He is mighty to save
Forever author of salvation
He rose and conquered the grave
Jesus conquered the grave
So take me as you find me
All my fears and failures
Fill my life again
I give my life to follow
Everything I believe in
Now I surrender
Shine your light in
Let the whole world see
We're singing, for the glory
Of the risen King
Jesus, Shine your light in
Let the whole world see
We're singing for the glory
Of the risen king
Tuesday, August 29, 2006
-2:45 pm
Should I just forget it if it's not worth it at all? Maybe it's just too bad things turned out this way.
But Lord I can't go on without forgiving or reconciliation. I can't.
I can't pretend that it doesn't hurt either, because it does, though I try not to show it. So tell me what to do next.
Hebrews 12:14-15Try to stay out of all quarrels... Look after each other so that not one of you will fail to find God's best blessings. Watch out that no bitterness takes root among you, for as it springs up it causes deep trouble, hurting many in their spiritual lives.
Yes Lord I know the gravity of the situation, but the ball's not in my court. It's not up to me to-
Yes it is.Well- maybe so. I guess all I can do now is to be patient and forgiving in love, and wait for a response no matter how long it takes.
Ephesians 4:26-27"In your anger do not sin": Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold.Help me Lord, then, to surrender that bit of anger to You. By my stubborn nature I would be inclined to bear that grudge for a while longer, to feed that growing resentment inside of me. But I don't want that. Please let it not become an insidious wedge driven between friends and siblings. I'm sorry, Lord. I don't want to play the blame game anymore.
Lord I also know this verse isn't only for me. Please speak to the angry heart that needs You.
For me, here it is- everything- surrendered into Your hands.
You might hate me now, but I still love you.
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at 8:05 pm
said...
Ah.. another entry!
Just want to share something the people who were my best friends taught me, during our so-called 'friendship' days.
Forgiveness isn't so much about telling people "It's ok, I forgive you" or something along that line - it's about the heart issue.
As long as you've forgiven the person inside, I believe it's enough to be counted has having forgiving the person - but of course, don't expect to be done in a matter of days - it can drag up to days, there's unwillingness to forgive or to apologise.
Okaydokey, done here; I shall move on.
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at 12:44 pm
Mich. said...
I guess forgiveness and reconciliation aren't the same. Yes, I maybe forgive someone in my heart, but what's the point if I do not verbally extend this forgiveness to the person in question?
Agreed, settling it within your heart to forgive someone is the very first crucial step to complete reconciliation. But to reconcile would mean talking face-to-face with the person and resolving all issues between the two of you, which also includes making explicit your forgiveness.
Reconciliation needs more than just forgiveness- it requires an active step on both parts to bridge the gap, to mutually forgive, understand and accept each other, agreeing to bury the hatchet.
But of course, it's easier said than done.