Sunday, January 17, 2010
when i was in Christ Church.. the 4 years of morning devotions that I went through.. I only remembered 1 thing that the pastor taught.. it's not impressive but it was crucial for me.. 'at a time such as this..' One morning.. Pastor John mentioned.. Humans are not perfect.. and we can't just forgive and forget.. not that we cannot forgive.. but we cannot forget, unless we knock our heads and lost memory (oh, how i wished sometimes that would happen to me!) BUT however, we can choose not to remember.. The important word here is choose.. It is a choice..
we forgive and choose not to remember.. when we choose not to remember, doesn't mean we sweep it under the rugs of our memory.. but when we forgive and choose not to remember, means we forgive the people, and let it go.. making the choice everyday.. every moment, to not remember what people have done to you.. making that choice every time, you feel like blurting out, to resist and love the person..
we fail at times, but we learn, we get stronger and with the victories we experience daily, we overcome it, and soon we will be able to master over it and choose to love and not hate, praise and not condemn, give and not take, bless and not curse, talk and not gossip. forgive and choose not to remember. was what the pastor said..
love the person and not hate the person
praise the person for every good and wonderful thing that he/she has done and not condemn those he/she has fail
continue to give and bless them and not take away what is theirs to 'compensate' your hurt
pray for them, and not curse them
talk to them and not gossip about them to others
forgive and choose not to remember
so yes.. I will forgive and choose not to remember, love and not hate, praise and not condemn, give and not take, bless and not curse, talk and not gossip..
I will do it.. I need to move on.. I wana do so much more for God.. I can't be stuck here for too long! it's time to go go go!
violetjoy signing off~
10:01 PM
