the only way to let go of the pain...

so who do you need to reconnect with? maybe you need to reach out. and you need to stop the pain.

why should i forgive them when they’ve hurt me so much? because GOD forgave you and because it’s the only way you’re going to get on with your life. it’s the only way you’re going to let go of the pain. for your own sake, forgive.

so what’s holding you back from doing that? what’s holding you back from reconnecting to that parent, that child, that brother, that sister, that ex, that husband or wife that you’re estranged with or separated from. you’re living in the same house but two different lives. what’s holding you back? fear? pride? resentment?

don’t you think you’ve carried the pain long enough? hasn’t it been enough time? all those things just prolong the pain. why don’t you take the initiative? why don’t you make the first step in honesty and in humility and in forgiveness?

you say, “i know this is the right thing to do but i don’t have the strength in me to do that.” that’s why you need JESUS CHRIST. you’re right, you don't. it takes GOD’s love in you to love the unlovely and to forgive those who’ve offended you. it takes GOD’s love in you to be humble and honest when you’re scared to death to deal with the issue and face it head on. you need JESUS CHRIST in your life.

if you’ve never invited CHRIST into your life why don’t you pray this prayer. just say it in your mind, “JESUS CHRIST, i need you to replace the pain in my heart with your love. replace the hurt with your healing. as much as i know how, JESUS CHRIST, i want you to be at the center of my life and give me the strength to do the right thing. i want to follow you from this day forward. help me to understand it more. thank you for forgiving me. now help me to have the power to forgive others who’ve hurt me. in your name, i pray. amen.”

just a thought from the front porch…