- that often times I am harder on myself than I need to be. That the guilt and anguish I often feel is really just the Devil playing with my emotions and keeping me held hostage from the true happiness that God wants me to experience.
- that the saying "forgive and forget" is a man made quote not scripture. That when I forgive it is for my benefit not the offenders. That when I forgive I am saying... "You owe me nothing. I owe you nothing. That you can not hold this over me anymore." I don't have to forget it but I have to be able to say "Enough! I will not let you or this memory hold me down!"
- that God loves me MORE than I love my own child! WOW that's a lot!!
- that when I ask for forgiveness of sins that it is truly forgiven. I do not have to keep asking forgiveness over and over. That I need to learn to forgive myself. To let it go.
- that if all I really have to give is 10%... that it is ok. If I have extra sometimes that is a gift that He can multiply more times than we can count.
- and lastly, that God knows my struggles, He knows my faults, and He loves me anyways.
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I couldn't agree with you more! Last year my neighbor held a knife to my stomach, he got out of jail this past Monday and is home. I have forgiven him easily because he was not himself that night. The "withdrawal" monster had taken him over. Don't get me wrong, I will never forget about it but I have forgiven him. I am at peace with it. We went over and chatted with him and his wife last night. He couldn't look us in the eye he was so embarrased about the whole incident.
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