(Luke 6:37 NKJV) “Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.
We all do things that we need forgiveness for. The New Year is approaching and we will all be pondering on what we would like to see changed in our own personal lives.
There are tons of things I’m sure we can come up with. Some of us will start eating healthier, some will start exercising more regularly and others may want to start a savings account or a new budget, etc.
One of the things that came to me this morning is that even though all these things are good for us, and it’s great to go into the New Year wanting to learn from the mistakes we’ve made, let us not forget the things that effect our heart and our walk with God.
We can all agree on one thing; we all do things we need forgiveness for. Doesn’t It bring such a relief when we pray and ask God for His forgiveness and He freely gives it to us? It feels so good!
But this verse also tells us to forgive, as well. It’s not just about God forgiving us. We play an important part in this too! If we hold onto things and don’t forgive people on our end it effects our hearts, our relationship with God, our health and our relationships with others.
Let’s all go into this new year together, pondering in our hearts, and asking if there is someone that stands out that has hurt us or stolen from us? Or maybe there’s someone who said something that hurt us or we learned something about someone and it has caused us to be angry towards them. Maybe someone we love and care for deeply disappointed us in their decisions, etc.
Whatever it may be, instead of holding onto to the pain and hurtful situation, let’s make a choice in our hearts today to let it go, to forgive that person and lay it down, handing it over to God and trusting Him to take care of it. Let’s enter into the New Year with forgiveness toward those that have been hurtful.
Forgiveness starts in our heart. It is a sincere acknowledging and wanting to let go, and not hold onto the hurt or anger any longer. When we do this sincerely, from our heart, we will be free. When we do this, not only do we forgive someone but God forgives us for things we’ve done as well.
The hurt may take some time to heal, but it will heal if we let it.
So let’s enter into this New Year with a heart of forgiveness, give it all to God, let go of the past and enter into the NEW things that God has for us! Amen.
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808
401-315-0902
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