Forgiveness

"And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses." (Mark 11:25)

I've gone through much of my life with really no trust in anyone. I've been let down alot by people, including family. And of course being the person I was I never would forgive anyone who did me wrong, because probably then I wouldn't have something to be angry about or pity myself over I suppose.

"But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us." (Romans 5:8)

If I have learned one thing being a Christian, its that I don't deserve to be a Christian. I will never ever live up to what God has given me in His Son. If I were to live to be a million and lived the best life I could it would not even come close to earning what God has given me. But He did give it to me. He didn't have to He wanted to. I couldn't have lived much more contradictory to the commandments of God, but then He found me, and forgave me. And then I laugh at myself, how in the world could I be so prideful? To be so unforgiving as if I were a better person than anyone.

If anyone actually reads this, know this much at least. People will let you down, sorry, they are indeed human. Do not put everything into a person, as a Christian your only fulfillment and joy and comfort and rest should be in Christ Jesus. And when people do let you down, remember that grace would not be grace if it were to be deserved. God has shown you a grace and forgiveness that you can never pay back. Don't forget that.

"To the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved. In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace." (Ephesians 1:6-7)