Forgiveness can be a very sensitive topic. I realize that forgiveness is not always easy to do, but results in freedom. There was a situation that I experienced where I wanted to defend myself; I wanted to explain and fight every false word. However, I realized that the situation began to get worse and worse, and I knew at that moment I needed to humble myself and ask for forgiveness. Even though I was not in the wrong, even though I was trying to communicate how I felt, sometimes it is not worth it, especially if the other person is firm on what they think or feel about you. In this experience, I learned that forgiving is your freedom from bondage, it is releasing you from the judgments of others because you know who you are.
The scripture, “Let all bitterness and wrath and anger, and clamour and evil speaking, be put away from you with all malice.” Ephesians 4:31-32 KJV. This is a good reminder to not let things brew in your soul. Let these things be far away from you. You will realize that you have truly forgiven that when you see the person or their name or someone speaking of them, that there is nothing that rises up within you. You will have peace that you have truly released them.
We are called to walk in love, Ephesians 5:2 states, “And walk in love as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling savor.” When you walk in the love of Christ, you no longer see the faults in a person, but you begin to see them as Christ sees them. Oftentimes, you will even see what has been afflicting them and can become a solution. Remember, we don’t wrestle against flesh and blood. Let this be a reminder to walk in love and forgiveness. Even the word of God says forgive seventy times seven, have no fault in your heart with your brother or sister. Go forgive and then pray to the Father. Matthew 18:21, Mark 11:25-26 KJV