Title of day = Forgiveness

Forgiveness.... this is what is lacking in this world right now... It is a word that a lot of people dont believe in also.. but God in the bible has spoken many times about forgiveness... Jesus tell us to forgive a person 70 x 7 times... and when he say this, he means we have to forgive a person no matter what he/she has did to us.

Sound impossible? sounds out of the world? "you mean we have to forgive a person even till the extend of he/she hurt us badly or kill our love ones etc.." The answer is YES! wao... what an forgiveness... at first I cant accept it also, I told myself..."it is too hard!! not possible! not fair for me to forgive those whom has hurt me?!" But God say that if we dont forgive, we will be like a person, been cage up with anger, bitterness and this will affect our growth as a person.

I like this story that I came across when I was conducting anger management in this primary schools, that we share with the kids about forgiveness. The story goes like this,

"A boy was on the way back home when suddenly a bird flew over his head and landed shit on his nose! He was so so angry! He shouted at the bird and ask him to come back but it flew away. He was so angry with the bird that he decided to not clean off the shit on his nose as he is determine to want the bird to come back and apologise. So days went by and the boy stinks as he didnt clean off the shit, still thinking "I want the bird to come back and apologise!". He smell very bad and all of his friends left him one by one as they cannot stand the smell. finally after 2 weeks. The boy finally realise that the bird would not come back anymore and if he dont clean off the shit, more friends will not want to befriend him. so he decided to clean the shit off and he smells good again!"

haha.. well although this story didnt talk much about what is forgiveness, but one thing for sure that if we dont release forgiveness, we will be like the boy refuse to clean off the shit on his noise and soon the "smell" will cause people to avoid us. Not only that but we too will feel very terrible.

It has not been easy for me to forgive a person. But I thank God I am now in the process to lend how to release forgiveness to the person. It is really no easy, somtime I felt not fair! the person hurt me so much and cause me to go through so much and u want me to forgive the person?? not fair! But God remined me..."Son, is it then fair for me to send my only son to you, to die for you when u are sinning against me? is it fair for Jesus to suffer so much and then to die for the cross just to save our sins when he has done nothing?" I kept quiet... and I quickly repent and ask for forgiveness....

It is all about CHOICES. we have Choices to made whether or not to forgive the person whom has hurt us so much. and today.. I have chossen to forgive that person....

Heavenly Father, I thank you for you first forgive me for my sins. I thank you for telling me that the only way to get out of that pain is to forgive. I thank you for showing me that the only way to feel free is to forgive that person whom has hurt me very much. Right now I pray in Jesus name, that I CHOICE to forgive that person and I want to pray for the person that Lord you will continue to bless that person abudencely. I pray as I begain to learn how to forgive, Lord you too will forgive all my wrong doings.. let me seek you daily and keep me by your side. I pray all this in Jesus most mighty name.. Amen.