Scripture:
Matthews 6: 14 & 15 "For if you forgive others for their transgressions, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others, then your Father will not forgive your transgressions."
Application:
My life is screw up as it is. For the past 1.5 years I been dealing with personal harassment. In the beginning I really did not understand what have I done but love the person to be harassed? Yes there were a bit of boundaries that should have not been cross but did. For that I repent. However, I have manage to intimated by it initially and really thought about "how to get rid of the problem" if that took physical power to do so, or natural freak accident even better. As the harassment has died down, my thoughts of such were not a concern.
But the harassment had started again, it has been very periodically. Especially in a age where our lives are power by media, there is something called cyber harassment. I guess that is felony too. Beside the fact, I manage to ignore or do anything to provoke even more. Since I joined CG and reading a challenging book called Crazy Love, it really ponder on me that, the situation is out of my control. If this individual cannot see beyond their personal failures and responsibility in their broken relationship, no one can change that. No matter what others say, it will be here say.
Since this new journey of defining my Christian life, my first thing was my suffering and trails are very minuscule to what God has suffered through to save and wash my sins. So I should let him take control, but most of all rather then being angry.. I should forgive this individual for the actions and any abuse or harassment brought onto me. Really should love to love and take apathy on this individual.
For God has said, love our enemies as we love our neighbors. This verse goes more further that as Christian we should forgive those who have hurt and cause much pain in our life, then God will forgive my sin. To set an example of what Christian is all about. It is not about doing this specific things when people are around, but most importantly how do you spend your time with God when people are not watching and it is intimate moment with you and him.
God test us, to see if we are the true Christian or the show off Christian. To pass, I started to dug deeper into me, to find the love for this hated person and forgive for their transgression, it take time but I know God will stir my heart and give me courage to do so.
Application:
Hmmm.. Where do I start. I knew this was challenge, because it has been challenge within my family feud. Where my aunts and uncles, by the way who are Christians have cursed and slandered on my parents. To add to that their daughter has done the same. Where is the respect for adults, when it is adult matters why do children get involved. Anyways, back to the point, it is challenge for me. I have much deeper wounds then this harasser, however, I know because I have bottled my anger and anxiety, when I had broke down the other night, the only thing I can think of us, how to let that individual get taste of their own medicine. But after thinking and reflecting on it, is that the best possible resolution to that problem. The great solution is within God's hands. Therefore, listen to his words and the solution will be laid out to me. I know I am saved from my sins, however, not to be a hypocrite, I need to really look deeper into my heart and ask God to challenge my heart to forgive them and to be able to love them. Ultimately time will tell, but prayer for them.
Prayer:
'Our Father who is in heaven,
Hallowed be Your name.
10'Your kingdom come
Your will be done,
On earth as it is in heaven.
11Give us this day our daily bread.
12'And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
13'And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
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