forgiveness...

is more than saying sorry {wishpers: im sorry}... thats from the movie Just Friends. I love it. No but I really wanted came on here to post about a section from a book i've been reading about forgiveness that i felt like sharing.

"...Think about what happens when you don't forgive. For me, rather than forgive and move on, I become preoccupied. I overanalyze the offense and, in turn, find that my thoughts are dominated by how I was hurt. That, in turn, creates a huge distraction in my daily routine. I remember once being so engrossed with unforgiveness that I had forgotten to make dinner. As the dinner hour came and went unnoticed by me, my kids said, "Hey, Mom are we still having dinner?" I was completely shut down because I hadn't taken the steps to forgive the person who had hurt me earlier that day. 
The writer of the book Hebrews says, " See to it that one one misses the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many" (12:15) Being quick to forgive, then, prevents bitterness from keeping my heart captive to the wrong that's been done to me; what's more, it breaks the bondage of bitterness from being passed to the next generation." Chapter 15 of The Devil In Pew Number Seven

Sometimes I forget how important it is to forgive. We've been forgiven by God hundreds of times, and sometimes (to be honest) it isn't the same with me and others. So, I'm glad I read this.

ps. Please keep Pastor Rick in your prayers.