Oh, talk about God's perfect timing! I needed to read your prayer exactly when I read it! My church friends know me to be an encourager. I had a great day at work, wide open freeways (unheard of in So. Cal) allowing me to get home in time to pick up my son from his moms so we could watch the Laker playoff game (victory) with my best friend.
After all that, I dropped my son off and saw my daughter in her room and had to settle for a phone conversation, driving home the reminder my kids do not live with me. When I got back home, my friend was still here using my computer to load up some spanish lessons for the trip we are praying about going on.
We just finished praying together 10 minutes ago, just before he left but even after that, the resentment towards X rises.
Your prayer was timely, was what I needed to read and will sustain me through the night.
Bless you.
In spite of all that my X or your X have done, only God knows if they have sought his forgiveness. I know that I am not, nor will I ever be perfect and therefore, but for the grace of God, I deserve hell but have been spared. God continues to work on me in the area of forgiveness and the closer I get to true forgiveness towards X and Mr. X, the freer I become.
I have times when I genuinely deeply care for and pray for them adn then there are other times when my heart is grieved and I don't want to think anything positive about them.
If God forgives them, who am I hold a grudge? If God does not forgive them, then I truly have deep compassion and sadness for them.
One final thought. As my brother and I were talking about the concept of forgiveness this evening, and what Christlike forgiveness really is, I told him I hate Satan for all he does. I then decided to look up a verse to cite when the enemy comes against me. This is what I want to cite when i start to feel anger at what he has done in my life.
Quote:
Revelation 20:10 The devil, who deceived them, was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone where the beast and the false prophet are. And they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
Thanks again for sharing your prayer, it was meant to ministe to me.
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