Rhonda,
These are the words of a very wise, wise woman. Bless you for
them. By the way, how are your small group get togethers going?
Kathy
At 09:19 PM 3/9/2006, you wrote:
>I have been thinking a lot lately about words. I was talking to Kelly
>yesterday and told her that I would no longer talk with her about problems
>she has, or had with Rock Fellowship. While it is true, she and I once
>felt hurt, I told her if we had truly forgiven that hurt, we or she would
>not continually make a habit of remembering it. I realize that we I can do
>a lot of damage with my words, some things are better left unsaid, left
>unspoken.
>God didn't give us license to talk as we wished about others just because
>we were hurt, he said to "love one another as Christ has loved you" so that
>causes me to look at just what that sort of love was. It didn't keep
>records of wrong done, and when it saw sin, it offered forgiveness, mercy,
>and love, not revenge, anger, or comdenmation.
>I have been hurt by the words of others, and I have hurt others with my
>words spoken with out thought or in anger.
>God forgive us both, help us all to think before we speak, to learn how to
>be still, and Know that You are God. So often I want to fix the problems I
>see around me, to "make" others do the right thing, or convince them that
>they were wrong. But You are God, and I am not!
>Show me how to love, a love that sees the wrong in the world and can pray
>for forgiveness and the ability to forgive past hurts. I need to get my
>acceptance from you, no one in this world willl ever be able to give me the
>unconditional love I so need, if they could I wouldn't have needed You, or
>realized that I even needed you.
>I am sorry my words have caused hurt to others, that I hae spoken with out
>thinking, that because I was hurt, I didn't care about someone else. I saw
>the wrong in others, and thought I was right. But the truth was we were both
>wrong, we are all part of your family, and as such are called to peace, and
>love.
>Father, help us all.
>
>Rhonda
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