Forgiveness In Full Capacity

HAPPY TESTIMONY TUESDAY TO THE SISTERHOOD

THIS MORNING IN MY MEDITATION TIME I TOOK SOME TIME TO THINK ABOUT PEOPLE WHO HAVE CAUSED ME PAIN. THOSE WHO HAVE HURT ME KNOWLYINGLY AND THOSE WHO HAVE CAUSED ME PAIN UNKNOWINGLY.

WHY WAS THIS AT THE FOREFRONT OF MY MIND THIS MORNING?

AFTER HAVING AN AWESOME TIME IN CHURCH SUNDAY, WHY WOULD GOD PUT THESE PEOPLE IN MY PERSONAL MEDITATION TIME WITH HIM??????

HE DID IT BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN GIVING OUT DISMISSIVE FORGIVENESS! I HAVE BEEN TAKING A “OK I FORGIVE THEM BECAUSE I’M SUPPOSED TO” INSTEAD OF GIVING “FORGIVENESS IN FULL CAPACITY”.

DISMISSIVE FORGIVENESS IS TAKING A “WHATEVER” ATTITUDE TOWARD THE HURT AND JUST MOVING ON WITH YOUR LIFE IN A POSITIVE DIRECTION.

DISMISSIVE FORGIVENESS IS WHEN YOU AS THE FORGIVER DECIDE NOT TO WASTE TIME, ENERGY, OR EMOTIONAL SPACE ON WHAT HAS HURT YOU AND TO PUT MEASURES IN PLACE. LIKE SETTING BOUNDARIES AND DISTANCE TO ENSURE IT NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN.

ABOUT 50 OF US SHOULD JUST SAY “OUCH”.

“MAKE A CLEAN BREAK WITH ALL CUTTING, BACKBITING, PROFANE TALK. BE GENTLE WITH ONE ANOTHER, SENSITIVE. FORGIVE ONE ANOTHER AS QUICKLY AND THOROUGHLY AS GOD IN CHRIST FORGAVE YOU.” – EPHESIANS 4:32 (MESSAGE BIBLE VERSION)

ALTHOUGH NOTHING IS WRONG WITH DISSMISSIVE FORGIVENESS BECAUSE THERE ARE TIMES WHEN IT IS NECESSARY. IF SOMETHING CONTINUES TO RUN THROUGH YOUR MIND YOU SHOULD CONSIDER EVALUATING AND FORGIVING IN FULL CAPACITY. SOME THINGS REQUIRE US TO HAVE AN UNCONDITIONAL FORM OF FORGIVENESS. WE CAN’T EXPECT GRACE FROM PEOPLE THAT WE ARE NOT WILLING TO GIVE.

YOU ARE NOT ALONE, TODAY’S MEDITATION WAS ROUGH FOR ME TOO.