Have you ever been hurt by someone and find that each time you see that person, you are reminded of how much they hurt you. And most of the time it's family members or close friends. Every time! I see certain people, or talk to them on the phone the memories flash back. I "every time" I say, I forgive. Forgiveness is something that sometimes we have to do every day, "some say". But you know, I don't really know about that. Because It's hard to be hurt by something that we have"supposingly" put out of your mind. So shamefully I had to confess to myself that somewhere in the deepest parts of my heart, I hadn't forgiven. And you know I kind of turned the tables around a little bit, I made myself look at what I had done to these people, that they too may be hurting because of something that I did to them. Ouch! I found that I was not that innocent either. And just maybe that was why I still had hurt in me, because I had caused so much hurt. And just maybe asking the Lord for forgiveness and forgiving myself was the key. You know that may help more than we think. Looking in our own "not so perfect hearts". Then just maybe we can forgive what others do to us. None of us are perfect, and I would imagine that we all have the same difficulties in our lives. So please forgive me if I have hurt you. And may Jesus forgive us all.
God Bless
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