Tonight I was reminded of a time I had to forgive one of my now really good friends. It was not that long ago, but as I revisited that memory of mine, I thought to myself "Why did I ever forgive him?? He totally didn't deserve it." I became a little angry again. I chose to be selfish right then. But then my thought process steered in a more godly direction and I remembered that the Savior of this world, and of my life forgave me. Forgiving someone gets more personal and meaningful when you've experienced it for yourself, and I have experienced that forgiveness, over and over again. I definitely don't deserve that forgiveness He gives me everyday, but He consistently and gracefully pours it out for me. God forgives the inexcusable in me. And I think that's awesome. Beyond awesome, actually. That's true love...
And that's the love that I want to show the world everyday. My love will never be perfect, no. But I want to love people in a godly way, showing lovingkindness, mercy, grace and undeniable forgiveness. I wanna be more like the God I serve, because um, well He kinda rocks... and He's an example worth following :)
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