"Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you"Colossians 3:13
We all have wounds, small ones, big ones, deep wounds and shallow wounds. We can try to figure out why others do us wrong or why they hurt us deeply. And sometimes in our warped view of God, we think that anything bad that happens to us, or any hurt we experience, is some sort of judgement or punishment if we step slightly out of obedience to Him. Many times, I have been hurt because of someone else's inablity to do certain things. And truthfully, that is not their fault- it is the fault of my expectations of them.
"Forgive and Forget" that ole cliche' phrase has convinced us that forgetting is the goal of forgiveness, but forgiveness means wishing good things for that person, setting up boundaries so they can't hurt you any more. That is when forgiveness is in its fullest.
Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable--if anything is excellent or praiseworthy--think about such things.
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