Introduction
This is it! The final official installment of “Walking with the Father.” My original goal was to record 30 days of interaction with the Father as He spoke to me through nature, people, thoughts, ideas, readings, etc… Thank you for sharing this time with me. As there will be other recordings of Walking with the Father, they will be unofficial. I want to eventually blog on DIARY OF A CLEFT DWELLER and MUSINGS DURING A 21-DAY DANIEL FAST. I do hope you join me as we pursue together the heart of our God.
Day #30 — “Forgiveness”
I know a young man who has given his whole heart to the Kingdom of God. In the ten years I have known him, his whole life pulsates with thoughts of the Kingdom and how to please God. While he was busy pursuing God’s heart, the enemy came in — through a family member — and dealt a jarring blow to his family. (You may begin to pass judgment on him, but I encourage you not to.) Because he wanted to please God, he forgave his friend who was used by the enemy to deal such a devastating blow. But then there were ramifications of the blow that escalated weekly. Here’s the point. We MUST forgive. Our Father commands us to — forgiveness is for us, but the initial moment of forgiveness is not often the sum total of forgiveness in most cases.
For example, I may forgive you for stealing my money. But then I have to forgive you again because your thievery meant that I could not pay my bills . . . which meant my wages may be garnished . . . which meant that my mortgage is not paid . . . which meant that I lost my house, etc… God will take us into new levels of forgiveness every day. You see when Adam sinned — we all sinned — which meant God had to send His Son — His Son had to die . . . and our guilt escalates and He forgives and forgives and forgives us! Let’s ask God for a spirit of forgiveness because the initial act we forgive may bring us to more difficult moments to forgive.
Father, thank you for forgiving us every time we ask you to. Now we ask for the spirit of forgiveness so that we can stay in a constant state of forgiveness. An act today may hurt me in ways I have not imagined. Who knew that Adam’s sin — our sin — would bring the Father such deep levels of pain as shown through the suffering of Yeshua. And we know that if we do not forgive, there is no forgiveness for us. Father, help us to be free by constantly walking in the spirit of forgiveness. Amen.
Consider this video of how one act of wrong escalates:
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Enjoy this video of walking in the joy of forgiveness:
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How very true. I learned (am learning) that, for me, to forgive 7 x 70 happens every time the thought comes back up of what ‘they’ did or said that hurt or wronged me. After I have forgiven, when the thoughts start, I am to forgive again, and again and again….
Thanks for sharing your thoughts and insights on this great blog. I’ll have to go back to the posts that I have missed!
Hugs dear Sister
Thanks for bearing witness to the insight that the Lord gave me about forgiveness. “As often as our brother offends us . . .” that’s how many times we have to forgive. Father, help us to maintain an attitude of forgiveness . . . as Yeshua did! Hope you get to check out other posts! Mighty blessings to you, mighty woman of a Mightier God!
Thank you sister for sharing your morsels of manna imparted to and through you over these last thirty days in your walk with ABBA. I for one will come back often to glean another gem from a new perspective as I walk my path to Glory. May many others as well. Shalom!
Thank you for being a part of my walk, for sharing your insights, and for the promise to continue with me. May you know Him each day as you have not known Him the previous day! Shalom!