Saturday, March 24, 2012

Things My other Taught Me

My mother taught me many wonderful things that shaped my life Here are the four that are most important to me.

First is to love Jesus with ll my heart all the time.

Second to love others more than my self.

Third to always do my best.

Fourth to keep learning all my life.

My mother is about to have her 90th birthday and her children are gathering to celelberate.
God bless Dorothy Ida Waddell Groh

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

In the Matter of Forgiveness

Forgiveness

In Matthew 18:21-35 Jesus taught us about forgiveness when Peter asked him how many times he should forgive someone. The Law of Moses said to forgive four times so Peter who knew that Jesus always went beyond the law ask if the number should be seven. Thinking that he would be praised for more than doubling what the law said, Peter must have been shocked when Jesus said seventy times seven.


Four Steps to Forgiveness:
1.     Recognize the underserved HURT for what it is and own it. Understanding the nature of what happened is important. Was the hurt intentional or unintentional? Was it personal or general? For example a slap in the face is personal while the 9/11 attack was general.

2.     Recognize your ANGER/HATE as the result of the hurt and know that holding on to anger and or hate is an acid that destroys the vessel that contains it. It will eat away at your soul unless you deal with it soon.

3.     Seek in prayer your SPIRITUAL INETRNAL HEALING. Remembering that Jesus taught us to pray “Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. You goal is spiritual peace and wholeness as a child of God and a Disciple of Jesus.

4.     Proclaim your FREEDOM and RELEASE from your hurt, pain, anger and hate. The one who caused the hurt may not know that they hurt you and it may have been on purpose. What ever it is forgiving that person will release you from your bondage to the hate. It may even restore  a relationship.