The feeling of forgiveness is so freeing. We're setting the other person free, but we're also setting ourselves free
and I could have easily just had that in the holster and
Constantly ready to go at any time where I could throw that back in her face or and I think sometimes
That's what it's easier to do
We want to keep that pain so that we can have it like give ourselves permission to do different things
You know I have permission because I've been hurt or I have permission and we almost have a victim
Mindset within us or have it to be able to
Justify well you did this to me, but when we genuinely forgive we set ourselves on a new path
I am who I am because of who God says that I am in Psalm 40. He just reminded me that
You know there there might be those out there that
Might want to point their finger at me and and think you know, how could you do that?
How could you become who you became and and be the person that that you were and then
Stand up again, you know
But God told me over and over that if if I can stand before my heavenly father and
Feel blameless and without shame
There's not a person on this earth that can make me feel any other than that so he's really given me a confidence and a strength
And that's my hope, you know for others to to never feel ashamed if you can stand before your heavenly father
With a clean heart and and being sanctified
There there's not a person in this world that should be able to make you feel like
You you need to be shameful about something
