Aug 19 2008
Forgiveness
Allow me to get serious with you, just for a moment.
I was in church last Sunday and the topic was Hi, Hater… Interesting, I know.
But it was about the story of Joseph and how after his brothers had done all of these terrible things to him, he still forgave them. They put him in a pit, they sold him into slavery, and he still persevered, came home & forgave them. WOW! That is like superhuman, right? That was what I was thinking. Until the minister broke it down like this:
Forgiveness:
- helps us get rid of unwanted baggage… you can lug things around in your spirit and just like at the airport when your bag is too heavy, you will pay for it! (I took that from Minister Bill Lee, I can’t even lay claim to that nugget!)
- helps you embrace something new… Joseph was the youngest when he was sold into slavery and when he returned, he found out he had a younger brother and he embraced him. Had he not come backand forgiven them, he would have never known, get it? GOOD!
- helps you restore what was lost… Sometimes you can hold a grudge for so long that you are not even yourself anymore. Once you have forgiven someone and released that negative energy and attitude all kinds of things will come back to you.
Just a little something to think about… I’m not preachin, that ain’t my ministry… idonthink… I am just passing on some words that I needed to hear & I hope YOU recieve it too. If you care to read about the story it’s in Genesis 45: 1-6(or 18 depending on how much YOU want to read lol)
I’ll be back with more shenanigans, PROMISE! But first I got a WHOLE LOT of forgiving to do! 
Amen & indeed.