Forgive 4 U

Forgiveness – this is the best gift you can give yourself this Christmas. So many things can happen, so many people can hurt you, so many things go on for years and years.

I encourage you to take time during this week & next to search your heart and ask God to help you forgive those who may have hurt you. Don’t carry these things over to the next year again! Holding onto things like that is like holding poison in your mouth & refusing to spit it out…it slowly kills you.

Let 2015 be the BEST year you have ever had. Don’t let the past get in the way of your destiny. You are too important and have too much work to do on this earth to allow the things that have happened to you to get in the way of what God has planned for you.

Ponder this scripture:

“You have heard that our ancestors were told, ‘You must not murder. If you commit murder, you are subject to judgment.’ But I say, if you are even angry with someone, you are subject to judgment! If you call someone an idiot, you are in danger of being brought before the court. And if you curse someone, you are in danger of the fires of hell. “So if you are presenting a sacrifice at the altar in the Temple and you suddenly remember that someone has something against you, leave your sacrifice there at the altar. Go and be reconciled to that person. Then come and offer your sacrifice to God. (‭Matthew‬ ‭5‬:‭21-24‬ NLT)

Go to people, make amends, let Love grow in us all – because our ultimate goal is to all be in Heaven together, worshipping our Lord and Savior for all eternity!

Be blessed, everyone!

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The Gift Of A Lifetime


Then the whole community began weeping aloud, and they cried all night. Their voices rose in a great chorus of protest against Moses and Aaron. “If only we had died in Egypt, or even here in the wilderness!” they complained. “Why is the LORD taking us to this country only to have us die in battle? Our wives and our little ones will be carried off as plunder! Wouldn’t it be better for us to return to Egypt?” Then they plotted among themselves, “Let’s choose a new leader and go back to Egypt!” Then Moses and Aaron fell face down on the ground before the whole community of Israel. Two of the men who had explored the land, Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, tore their clothing. They said to all the people of Israel, “The land we traveled through and explored is a wonderful land! And if the LORD is pleased with us, he will bring us safely into that land and give it to us. It is a rich land flowing with milk and honey. Do not rebel against the LORD, and don’t be afraid of the people of the land. They are only helpless prey to us! They have no protection, but the LORD is with us! Don’t be afraid of them!” (‭Numbers‬ ‭14‬:‭1-9‬ NLT)

How many times have we done what the Israelites did in the passage above – doubt God & trust our understanding? Probably too many to count…at least it is that way for me.

One thing I have learned, though, is that most times when things look impossible, a miracle is just around the corner. If only the Israelites had trusted God, they wouldn’t have wondered the wilderness for a generation.

God likes to blow our minds – he likes to take situations that surely could not work out, even in the most positive of logics, and make everything work out for our good!

Take a look also at the gift of a child as the savior of the world. Isn’t it impossible to think that human kind can be reconciled with the Almighty by a lowly baby born in a stable? It is impossible without the help of faith.

No matter your situation, remember that God, our Abba, has it all worked out. He knows how impossible it seems to us, but He is in control…and nothing is impossible with God (Matthew 19:26).

Ponder with me how absolutely amazing the gift of Baby Jesus was to this world. How a baby, helpless and new, would one day be hung on a cross for all our sins and change the world forever.

Thank you Abba, for loving us that much. It is impossible for our minds to truly comprehend how magnificent this gift is.

Be blessed and Merry Christmas!

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