“Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
~Colossians 3:13
We often sit in our pain and anger far longer than God ever intends for us too. Holding on to that which destroys us depletes time from God’s vision for us that we just cannot get back. If you asked any human being what is the purpose of being here on earth, they would tell you to live a happy life. This my friends is the truth that is God. Jeremiah 29:11 tells us that, “For I know the plans that I have for you; says the Lord, plans for peace and not evil, to give you a future and a hope.” If this is God’s purpose in our lives then why do we sit complacent in the trap of the enemy? We know his motive is to steal, kill and destroy so why would we allow him to think that his schemes have prospered when the word of God tells us that we already have the victory? This promise is as constant as our God so we must live in that assurance and let the enemy know he has no place in our lives. Take a moment and think of yourself with all of your might, pressing against a door that just won’t shut. It won’t shut because it’s stuffed with things that it cannot hold. Take that same mental picture and compare it to that of holding a grudge. When we are in constant contempt, anger from hurt, and lacking the ability to forgive we are closing the doors on our blessings. We are the holdup, the block, and the lock on the door of our promise. We have been given the power to do great things. Doing great things doesn’t mean that it has to be something grand, most of the time it’s as small as forgiveness. I say that forgiveness is small because, in comparison to the forgiveness that has been given to us by God through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ who was spotless, it doesn’t even begin to hold a candle. I’m not saying that forgiveness isn’t difficult, but what I am saying is that it’s necessary. If we are His, made in the likeness of Father which means not only do we look like him, but he has also equipped us with the spirit to do as he does. That’s why we can pray and watch things change because he has anointed our tongues with the power to speak life and death. So we must speak peace and love into our lives and that of others. If you are in need of healing emotionally, spiritually, mentally or physically you should ask yourself this, “Have I truly forgiven whatever is hindering me from healing so that God can do what he needs to do?”
-If you are dealing with the pain of something done by someone I want you to write them a letter. Tell them how they hurt you and how it makes you feel. Now I want you to take that letter in your hand, kneel down, and pray. Ask God to remove whatever you are holding on to physically and spiritually. Once you are done, throw your letter away along with all the pain that it possess forgiving who and whatever hurt you. You will no longer hold on to the weight of that pain and open yourself up to the healing of God. This is how to forgive and heal.
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