Forgiveness is a necessary part of life, for simple reason that “we all stumble in many things” for without the cleansing power of forgiveness, at any relationship can be very hard duty.
The key to maintain the happy relationship is to ask for and grand forgiveness, Jesus said, “For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses” (Mat.6:14, 15). His instruction is clear: God insists that we are to be forgivers.
To forgive means to give up resentment against or relinquish the desire to punish. By an act of your will, you let the other person off the hook. As a Christian, you do not do this under duress, scratching and creaming in protest Rather, you do it with a gentle spirit and love, as Paul urged, “Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you” (Eph.4:32)
The real test of your ability to forgive comes on the battlefield when you and your spouse are tricked off and angry with each other. That is when you need the power of the Holy Spirit and must ask, God, please help me here. I need to move to forgiveness, because you have commanded me to do so. Please empower me and enable me to give up the right of punishing my spouse and to forgive.”
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