Forgiveness. How does it work for you? Or does it?

For me Forgiveness is not so hard, but saying sorry is. With forgiveness it’s hard to let it go. You shouldn’t forget though. I think that’s wrong. Just forgetting it and acting like it never happened is a lie and it doesn’t work. You will always think about it. You have to be able to live with what you did and learn from it. You have to be able to learn from what others did. Forgetting will not get you as far.

Personally I find it harder to ask forgiveness than give it. This is because I have a problem with looking good to others. My “Self Image” if you will. I want to be viewed as perfect even though I am not. I mean I have huge problems just like everyone else. The difference though (or I hope) is that I will try my hardest to ask forgiveness and make up for the mistake. Rather than just blow it off. I find it extremely hard though to ask forgiveness because then people get to see me in the “wrong” and I struggle with that. My “Self Image” is not so perfect than, and I want to be perfect.
Whenver I have a preblem with something I pray about it. So I always end up praying about the situation for a while and asking God for forgiveness first then going to the person and saying “Hey I’m really sorry about what happened”. I don’t ever want to destroy a friendship or anything over any argument or something I’ve done wrong. I know it can happen if you don’t ask forgiveness.

So remember to ask forgiveness. As the Bible says in Ephesians 4:25-27 “Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one body. In your anger do not sin. Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold.”

So don’t let the sun go down without asking forgiveness. Don’t be angry with someone else or yourself for anything. Ask forgiveness. Ephesians 4:32 “Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.”