Let go and Let Him in!

The world is fast progressing with new opportunities and innovations;in spite of  all this, one cannot ignore the increasing problems creeping up in our societies. It seems as though the love of God has waxed cold. Today all around the world we have violent unrest spreading at a fast rate, all these things motivated by seeds of hatred, unforgiveness and resentment. From the violent civil unrest in Ukraine to the war between Pakistan and Israel, honestly what is really going on?? The manner in which events are rapidly unfolding should just let us know that we don't have a lot of time left on earth. The end times as the book of Revelations described is playing out right before our eyes. 

Time is not on our side, we must ensure that we fulfill all the assignments that the Lord gave us to do on earth before He comes to pass judge on us. Our prime focus is to ensure that we save as many souls as possible, the devil's works are too rampant.We must rise up as the soldiers of His divine army and defeat the devil and his henchmen. Whatever you can do for the ministry, no matter how small can save millions of people;it could be in your family,communities,schools or workplace. Wherever you find yourself,try as much as possible to make an impact on people that will change them towards a more positive path!

Today I would like us to focus on the issue of unforgiveness, which is destroying many families and relationships causing many souls to fall short of the glory of the God.

The world has set its on standards and way of life; now it is normal to have issues of hatred,resentment and being unforgiving in our societies. We have young men and women killing and abusing each other. There are cases of rivalry and hatred between family members, the alarming statistics on the issue of divorce is quite staggering. I find all these events so heartbreaking and sorrowful.

Being unforgiving is one thing that can hold  person's soul,mind and spirit ransom for many years. It steals your happiness,joy and ability to progress in life; in addition to this,it causes people to draw away from you.  An Unforgiving nature leads to hatred,resentment and bearing grudges. When an unforgiving nature  degenerates to a grudge,then you should know that you are on a destructive path.

Forgiveness is not an easy process, it takes a lot of prayer and willingness to shed your pains. Letting go and being at peace within yourself takes time, sometimes we cannot understand why a person would go out his or her way to hurt us. I have come to understand that sometimes our wounds are worsened by the desire to fully understand why things happen the way they do. You won't always have to stress yourself to figure out why things happen!

The pain is further worsened when don't take intentional steps to ensure that we heal and then it starts to fester! This brings forth traits of hatred,anger and resentment in us . This is what is destroying many families and relationships, also causing people to retrogress in their Christian lives rather than grow as God desires!

God dislikes a heart that is not able to forgive and show love to others, God is a God that promotes the act of love among his children as stated in 1 Corinthians 13 verse 4-7:

"4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonour others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres."

God is the best teacher of Love and forgiveness as He sent his only begotten son to die for our sins so that we would not perish but have life and the fullness thereof. 

The unforgiving spirit presents itself in this manner, the victim in the situation will always make the life of the accused uncomfortable. In some situations, the mere mention of the accused causes a lot of confusion and anger. The victim is never happy in the presence of the accused and is ever ready to sabotage the accused in anyway just to have revenge. An  Unforgiving nature causes you to care less about the next person's emotions, you just think of yourself and how you are hurting. You take certain decisions that would affect the people around you without giving it a second thought because you are being controlled by your emotions. When your character starts affecting people around you, you would realize that people move away from you. Unforgiveness can be transferred from one generation to another when it is not consciously addressed!

Being unforgiving arrests your ability to be happy because you spend so much time and energy allowing anger,hatred and resentment to engulf you. Spiritually, it feels as though you are chained to one place and you are unable enjoy the move of God in your life. Life is just too short for you to allow such negative emotions to overtake you. God has a purpose and prefect plan for you but it is hampered when you allow the devil to have his way in manipulating your feelings. The devil feels victorious when we are sad and anxious because then he knows that he has been able to achieve his motives in our life. The time we spend allowing grudges to rule over us, could be spent learning how to draw closer to God and spreading His word to the multitudes that are lost. There is great joy in the presence of the Lord, please don't deny yourself of it! Sometimes when things go wrong in our life,we think that it is God being wicked to us but we fail to see that the fault could be coming from us.

Life has taught me that no matter how hard a situation is,where forgiveness is needed we must avail ourselves to God in prayer and seek his help to help us forgive. Once you are able to unleash yourself and forgive, now we must pray for healing and be determined in our heart to change. 

I struggled at a point in my life to forgive; At the age of 16, i had my first boyfriend and everything seemed great between us. I was really in love and i was very willing to keep my relationship at any cost. My dream relationship was suddenly crushed to the ground and things took a sad dive. He started treating me in an ill manner,eventually things got worse when he made me aware of the fact that I had mistaken a mere friendship for a relationship. I was truly hurt by his words and actions because I had put my all in to the relationship and honestly I was under the impression that it was a relationship since everything has been made official. To cut the long story, we broke up and I walked away with  pain,anger,frustration and resentment in my heart. I carried all these ill feelings with me into my next relationship which made things stressful and difficult. I thought I was happy but I was just fooling myself; the mishaps of my relationship had made me insecure. I lacked confidence which was putting my current relationship on the edge.

Eventually I sat down and analysed the whole situation and finally realized that I needed to change and forgive him so that i could be happy and my current relationship would be liberated. I prayed and sought forgiveness from the Lord , I also wanted God to help me forgive my ex boyfriend so that I could experience happiness in my life and in my relationship. After I prayed, it felt as though heavy burdens had been lifted off my chest, the kind of freedom I felt was unimaginable and I thank God so much for it. Unforgiveness really makes you feel like a slave! We need to be happy in the midst of our trials in this world, we cannot allow other people to hijack our happiness.

As human beings,we think that when we bear grudges against people we are hurting them, but we are rather harming ourselves emotionally and spiritually. This is simply because the person who hurt you might just be walking around without any thought of what they may have done to hurt you or would just not care. Remember that once God forgives us for the most abominable things,we should be able forgive each other when we are wronged. He has granted us the ability to do so, for we can do all things through Christ who strengthen us just as the bible says. Its not an easy process but the act of forgiveness brings spiritual freedom,joy,happiness,peace and understanding. Let go of all that pain and hurt, let God in! There is a lot of confusion in this world, many people are losing their sense of direction and spirituality; we need to be united in all we do and always be at peace within us and with God. Let us come together and lean on to God's word for direction so that we can always be in divine alignment. 

Wherever you are, I want you to take a moment and ask yourselves these questions;

1. Is there anyone I bear a grudge against?

2. Is there anyone that I feel i must forgive?

3. If Christ can forgive me for my deeds,why can't i?

Allow the Holy spirit minister to you,and begin to ask the Lord to forgive you for holding any grudges. Ask the Lord to grant you healing of any pain and anger that the person may have caused you.

I pray that this piece has ministered to you and given you a new perspective on forgiveness. Have a blessed day!