Give Him Your Mess And Let It

I've Been Studying The Bible For A Long Time. I Remember That After The First Five Years Or So Of Diligently Studying The Word, I Didn't Feel Like I Had Made Any Progress. There Were A Lot Of Things In My Life That Were Out Of Order, And I Didn't Feel Like I Was Getting Anywhere.

I Had Lots Of Hurt And Lots Of Pain, Lots Of Woundedness, Bruises, Broken Heartedness In My Life. I Was Abused Sexually By My Father, Abused Mentally, Emotionally. My Mom Didn't Know What To Do About It, And She Was Being Hurt In The Process. So She Just Didn't Deal With It. And I Can Guarantee You, Just Because You Don't Deal With Something, That Doesn't Make It Go Away.

I Believe, When In My Behavior Or In Relationships Or In The Way I React To Something, That I'm Still Dealing With Some Leftover Stuff From My Childhood, But The Good Thing Is Now, Because I Have Learned So Much From The Bible, I Can Tell When I'm Behaving Wrong And When I'm Not, And It Doesn't Take Me Very Long To Realize That's Out Of Fear, Or That's Because I Was Controlled As A Child, And I Can Make A Conscious Decision To Behave The Way I Know I Should Behave.

One Might Say That Our Words Are A Movie Screen That Reveals What We Have Been Thinking And The Attitudes We Have.

Just Deciding To Forgive Isn't Enough Because Willpower Alone Won't Work - We Need Divine Strength From God. As He Gives Us The Strength, We Need To Pray For Our Enemies And Bless Them. Praying For Those Who Have Hurt Us Is Vital To Successfully Forgiving Them.