Relentless Forgiveness

Dealing with the overbearing inner battle of rage and hatred towards something or someone is at times inevitable and torturous to the heart. The feelings that come to the surface bring out the worst in us at times. We become monsters and criminals of love. We turn our face from compassion and allow ourselves to hold on to the inner city of pain that resides within the walls of our heart. We have hand crafted a fortress to hide our emotions in, which ultimately lead to our demise and inability to love and be loved once again.


How do you truly forgive someone though? You may tell someone you forgive them, but in essence, do you truly forgive them? The reality is that forgiveness is not defined by our words or even by our actions. Putting on a smile and never changing the actions towards that person does not mend the brokenness within you and that link between you and them. You only disguise what you are truly going through. You are cheating yourself and making it harder for yourself to allow forgiveness to take its path. Why do you do that to yourself? Are you afraid that you will be hurt again or that your walls will have to come down? Sometimes by forgiving others for what they have done to you will make you stronger and more prepared for endeavors later in life. For everything we go through, we live and learn. In the pain that we suffer, when we have freed ourselves from doing it on our own, healing comes in as a strong force.


Your natural tendencies will always lean on doing things on your own and keeping control. The fact of the matter is, that you simply cannot control all of life's hardships all within your heart. Forgiveness does not mean that you have to restore relationships and be friends again. This is a common misconception. To truly forgive is to rid yourself of all negativity, hurt and resentment. You take all that you struggle with and throw it into the fire. You lay it down as a sacrifice with the promise to never go back to it. Life was designed for us to be hurt and be brought down to our knees. If we never got hurt, then how could we ever be restored from within?


The amazing thing about forgiveness is that it leads to joy and happiness. It allows one door to be closed and another to be opened. It allows you to teach others about your experiences and how you overcame the different struggles you went through. This becomes part of your life story and another chapter to a life full of disguised blessings. Forgiveness starts and ends with you. Before you can forgive others for what they have done to you, ask forgiveness of yourself for your selfishness in dealing with things on your own. When we become the CEO's of our own lives, we will always fail. Allow failure to be no where near you. Tear down the walls you have built and forgive those who have done unjust things to you.


Stop living a life of shame and sadness. Life is too good to live in the past and way too fragile to be given up for others. For every night the sun goes down, it rises in the morning. Your life is every bit like the sun. When you are hurt, restoration follows through forgiveness. Bring yourself to your knees and have it be that you are free from the chains that hold you down. Tomorrow can be a day like no other, but until then, deal with today. Forgive relentlessly through love and kindness. As hard as it may be, I promise you that it will be the best decision you have ever done. For if a King can forgive every nation for His death, then you can forgive one in a billion. Let today be the restoration that you have sought for. Bring what you need to the forefront and let the battle begin. You will succeed and you will do great things in life. You will change others lives through your testimony and your life will be changed through it all as well.


Give up all that holds you down and stand up to Him who lifts you up


That is Truth