Matthew (Mattithyahu) 6:14-15

"For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father shall also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither shall your Father forgive your trespasses."

Forgiveness... that's a tricky topic, huh? I'm sure everyone walking this earth has gone through some kind of pain or trauma that has stuck with them. I know I have. The hurt I had been holding on to since I was a child had carried over into my adult life and ultimately influenced a lot of my past decisions.

However, when I finally surrendered my life to The Father & Son, the first thing I was lead to do... was forgive. And apologize to those I had wronged and forgive those who had wronged me. No matter what it was that they had done or said to me. And this is not a one and done type of deal. We have to choose to forgive every single day. Recovering from trauma takes time and so we must always choose to forgive these people every time that hurt tries to resurface.

I could not move forward until I had let go of the past.

I'm aware that there's a lot of things that we all have gone through that was out of our control. A lot of us have gone through verbal abuse, physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse and have even gone through mental abuse. Whether it's pain you suffered from certain family members, close friends or strangers, please forgive them. Forgiving those individuals is for your benefit, not theirs.

At the end of the day, they will have to answer to YAH for their actions, just as we will have to answer to Him as well for our shortcomings. And we can only control how we handle situations. We are not in control of other people and the things they choose to do or say. With that being said, let us consciously make the decision to move forward with no hate in our hearts.

Mark (Marqos) 11:25

"And whenever you stand praying, if you hold whatever against anyone, forgive, so that your Father in the heavens shall also forgive you your trespasses."

Have you ever felt so horrible about what you had done or said to someone and wanted forgiveness for it? Let's face the facts, none of us are perfect. Imagine our Heavenly Father looking at you and deciding to never forgive you for what you had done.

We have been hurt BUT we have also hurt plenty of people as well. Whether we meant to or not. Now imagine the impact that our actions or words had on someone.

YAH could easily cast us into an everlasting fire behind what we've done in our lives, and it doesn't have to be as bad as what someone had done or said to us. In His eyes, sin is sin. There is no sin greater than the next. So who are we to say that we will not forgive someone when we also have transgressed against His law.

So take a moment to really meditate on this and think about all of the pain and hurt you may still be harboring inside of you. And choose today to lay it at the feet of YAH. Lean on our Messiah for guidance and ask for help when it comes to releasing those feelings, because it's not easy.

The Father and Son are faithful. Our Messiah is not here to throw stones at us, but wants us to come to The Father through Him in total humbleness, knowing that we need Him. We are choosing to no longer be a victim or have a victim mindset. We are choosing to overcome those feelings and move on with our lives. Praying that the person who hurt us will seek the Father & Son as well for their own salvation.

That is what true love looks like. Being able to show kindness towards those who aren't so easy to love but knowing that they are the main ones that may need it the most.

HALLELUYAH!