Forgive someone today

Forgiveness means to set a prisoner free
& realize that the prisoner was You!

Forgive someone today!

I hope this message inspires and challenges your heart to be forgiving no matter what someone has done to you. Let God's Word shine from your heart as a beacon of hope letting all know that God's forgiveness is much greater than ours can ever be.

Forgiving Quickly…

Whoever said it first got it right: “Life is too short for drama and petty
things, so kiss slowly, laugh insanely, love truly and forgive quickly.”
What a wise and wonderful way to live – but not as easy as it seems.

Personally, I'm all for lingering kisses, raucous laughter, and true love.
I can't wait. But the idea of forgiving quickly is a tough one. It
certainly belongs on the list; it's just that it doesn't come easily. How
I enjoy my righteous indignation. Forgiving can be like drinking bitter
medicine; I have to force myself to swallow… and even that in small doses.

In his audio book “Living Faith”, U.S. President Jimmy Carter talks about forgiving quickly. He says that without the knowledge that he can be forgiven, it would be impossible for him to face his own shortcomings.

He relates that both he and his wife, Rosalynn, are “strong-willed” persons who find it difficult to admit being at fault.

One day, after a particularly harsh argument, Carter decided that he would never let another day end with each of them angry with the other. So he went out to his wood shop and cut a thin piece of walnut, a little smaller than a bank check. On it, he carved the words, “Each evening forever this is good for an apology or forgiveness, as you desire.” That evening, he gave the plaque to Rosalynn. He reports that, so far, he has been able to honor it each time Rosalyn has presented it to him.

With his plaque, Carter made it possible for them to forgive quickly. They created a climate where it became safe to admit mistakes and where it was expected that those mistakes would be forgiven.

I suspect that if we can forgive quickly, we won't have much problem with all of the kissing, laughing and loving. And we'll probably do more of it.

By Steve Goodier


Rejoice in God’s Message of love for you today:

1 John 4:10-12 “Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us, and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another. No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and His love is perfected in us.”

Matthew 5:43-45 Jesus says, “Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for He maketh His sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.”

Mark 11:25 Jesus says, “When you pray, forgive anyone who has sinned against you, so that your Father may also forgive you.”