Comments on Jamie's Rose Cottage: Forgiveness

Jamie, God bless you my friend. Only God knows wha...

2008-06-22T19:25:06.001-04:00

Jamie, God bless you my friend. Only God knows what is in our hearts and what is best for us. Forgiveness not only uplifts the soul, it brings us closer to God's presence. This was a beautiful testimony my sweet friend in Christ! God bless and keep you.

Thanks for sharing Jamie. God's timing is impecab...

2008-06-16T11:15:58.348-04:00

Thanks for sharing Jamie. God's timing is impecable. I'm in the midst of a "rental" dilemma where I could just wallow in self-pity and loathing for what the tenants have done to us but instead, I choose to forgive and pray for God to have mercy on them. My husband, bless his heart, doesn't understand how I can just want to forgive and drop things and criticizes that this is why people tend to walk all over me. But I just don't see it that way and your post just confirms that for me.

Blessings,
Sandra

Thank you for this post. When it comes to forgive...

2008-06-06T08:53:30.195-04:00

Thank you for this post. When it comes to forgiveness, I want to say, "okay, I forgive them", and get on with my life. But often, I find I'm just saying I forgive them, then something else happens and all that anger comes rushing back. I appreciate so much how you shared the process. Because it so often is a process -- especially when the wounds are deep. Sometimes I want to think that the things I've done are "easier" to forgive than what others have done, but you and I both know that to God, it's all sin.

Thanks Jamie for illuminating that forgiveness is ...

2008-06-06T08:45:54.545-04:00

Thanks Jamie for illuminating that forgiveness is a process, and although it is seldom perfect, God knows a willing heart. He brings healing and grace to the process.

Jamie,Thanks for participating in Thistin' for the...

2008-06-05T12:43:08.188-04:00

Jamie,
Thanks for participating in Thistin' for the Word! So many times if I feel unwilling to do something I know that I should, I just keep putting it off. What a great example you've shared of praying for you to want to begin to forgive. I'll remember to use this same type of prayer. Thanks for sharinig.

I could have written your post (well, not nearly s...

2008-06-04T11:05:25.142-04:00

I could have written your post (well, not nearly so eloquently - grin). I think I probably walked in your shoes the last few years. It is such a hard thing to forgive, but so very freeing when you do - perhaps because then we know that we are forgiven as well. I have linked to this post from both of my blogs - I hope that is okay. I am so very, very glad that you left your blog address when you commented or I would have never seen this wonderful post! I can add this to my list of blessings!

Lady M

So true...thanks for sharing your heart! And, tha...

2008-06-02T23:09:47.315-04:00

So true...thanks for sharing your heart! And, thanks for visiting my blog...I have enjoyed reading through yours a bit!

What a wonderful truth to learn young. Isn't it j...

2008-06-02T17:17:38.342-04:00

What a wonderful truth to learn young. Isn't it just so wonderful that you don't need to carry that burden around your neck the rest of your life? I have also had to forgive. . sometimes it's still hard. It seems that most people have those irregular relationships in their lives that take us to our knees.

Thank you for your visit. Your blog header is just so lovely.

Thanks for sharing about your struggle with forgiv...

2008-06-02T14:32:49.947-04:00

Thanks for sharing about your struggle with forgiveness. It is something we all struggle with at times. Your post was a great reminder to us all.

Very well said...thank you for sharing your though...

2008-06-02T01:09:09.319-04:00

Very well said...thank you for sharing your thoughts!

Thanks for sharing this!!

2008-06-02T00:34:31.635-04:00

Thanks for sharing this!!

Thanks for visiting my blog...I like yours as well...

2008-06-01T23:02:39.920-04:00

Thanks for visiting my blog...I like yours as well. When I read your "About ME" I kept thinking "wow, me too".

I went through a forgiveness thing too. It took over a year of prayer for me to let God change my heart.

Our sermon today was about Matthew 5 "23"Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, 24leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift."

This was a whole new challenge to me...not me forgiving, but making ammends to those that might be angry with me...yikes!

Oops...mines post size too.

How true this is, and so well timed for me. I was ...

2008-06-01T22:34:23.355-04:00

How true this is, and so well timed for me. I was just reading James 4:11,12 "Don’t speak evil against each other, dear brothers and sisters. If you criticize and judge each other, then you are criticizing and judging God’s law. But your job is to obey the law, not to judge whether it applies to you. God alone, who gave the law, is the Judge. He alone has the power to save or to destroy. So what right do you have to judge your neighbor?"
I've dealt with some hurt recently, and it's a struggle against the flesh to hand it over to God, and not judge or cling to unforgiveness.
Like you said, when God brings it up more than once, He's really trying to get through. I hope I can learn this lesson well enough now, to not have to repeat it!

Sorry, this is almost a post in itself!