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Originally Posted by OhDear  I am not sure about forgiveness.
I don't really understand how come it seems that so many admire it when someone bestows forgiveness on another, and yet on a worldwide scale, the same people that admire forgiveness, look for retaliation through war.
Forgiveness is something I think God has been teaching me about some for at least six years now.
Personally I have had a few very huge things to practice forgiveness in. Initially, I am sure that speaking forgiveness carried me, my own words did not allow me to consider any alternative. But then I hit a brick wall emotionally. I did not allow myself to take the time to express the anger, the loss, and all the thoughts that the human soul does realize when traumatized.
Was it forgiveness when I first confessed it as such, or was it only truly forgiveness after I owned up to my own anger and negative feelings and worked through them?
These are just a few disjunctive thoughts on forgiveness. I find it an intriguing topic and one I want to realize more about.
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Good post. Biblicaly we are to forgive, cause of the forgivness God has shown to us. Basicaly we have no right to hold hate against someone. But I believe to honestly forgive, goes completely against human nature. Therefore I believe the bible when it says forgiveness is divine. Meaning it doesnt come from you, but the ability comes from God.
I understand where your coming from though. I to have thought I have forgiven certain things, only to later find that I had not. I can only ask the Lord to try me, to identify the things that are against his will inside of me, and to remove them from me. To me I cant do it. Only he can. I spend alot of time in my heart on this. |