Forgiving and Forgetting

To forgive someone is easily said but is for most difficult to do. Why is it so hard to forgive others? Is it because we ourselves are in pain? I think this might be the most common factor, is our pain. Someone else has managed to hurt us by some means and now we can't forgive. However if we do forgive them are we able to forget. I will offer this piece of advice we are human and flawed which makes it hard to easily forgive and forget.

Just think we make mistakes, fail, and disappoint God every day but He forgives and forgets without any thought to what it was we did. All we have to do is ask for that forgiveness and it is granted to us. We don't have to do anything but ask and we are forgiven. I find that unbelievable. If someone asked me to forgive them and they did something that truly hurt me I would want to make them pay, make them beg, but God doesn't do any of that.

1 John 1:9 (NIV) says, "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousnesses." If we just ask we are forgiven. Now God forgets it 2 Corinthians 5:17 (NASB), "Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come." If we are made new then there is no passed. How can God even remember what we have done if we don't have a past. Now that is awesome.

I would love to be more Christ like and be able to forgive and forget like God can. That would be amazing. However I am human and it is hard but I do have a perfect example. If we look to God and his perfect example of forgiving and forgetting then maybe we might have a chance of reflecting that in our own lifestyles because we aren't perfect and we have hurt others too. We are all guilty but someone chose to forgive us and forget what we have done. Thank you Jesus.

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It's been almost a year since I've last posted. There really isn't much to report noting to interesting or profound has happened. I know it seems strange that almost a year goes by and it seems that I am in the same spot that I was in a year ago. I am different or changed from then, there was a growing point for me and tons of learning. However I'm still in that same annoying spot. So there you go an update that means nothing. :)

What Future

My future is uncertian. I am tired of not knowing where I'm going. I graduate with no job no prospects and I don't even know where I'm living. In three weeks everything that was certian will now be uncharted waters. I am scared to death. I don't even know where I am to look. I have no direction. I know that God has called me to ministry I got that and i know that he will not leave me out of the loop but come on I am freaking out. Please throw me a bone. My stress level is killing me. And if I hear one more time what are you going to do when you graduate I am going to throw something.

Believing in faith

Faith is something in which is hard to defined. But once the ability to have faith occurs it makes it easier to understand the concept of believing. When I think about this I look to DC Talk Jesus Freak album where in one of the songs says, "Faith is the evidence of things unseen." We get caught up with the idea of seeing is believing but what if believing is seeing. When we change the manner in which we view believing as being able to see instead of waiting to see what happens our thinking will be changed.

All of this to say one little thing.......

Jesus says that we only need faith the size of a mustard seed to see this Mt. cast into the sea. We feel many times that we have to have this catastrophic amount of faith in order for Jesus to work in our lives when simply stated that faith the size of a mustard seed would be enough. But what about having faith like a child we also see this concept in Jesus' teachings. I think that if we can imagine what God could do we would be opened to allowing his work in our daily lives. We put a holding limit on God and what he can do because we are unable to believe and have enough faith for him to even work. When all God wants us to do is be open to what it is He has for us.

Simple right, not that hard, but really if you think about it, it is. We are so use to our own thinking that when God wants to call us out of our boat like he did with Peter our faith is weakened. All God wants to do is grow that faith. Next time when he calls you to something new, different, scary be willing to get out of your boat and grow that faith. Believing is seeing just open your eyes to what God is already preparing you to do. He's ready are you?

mistake

The mistakes of the past are just that the past. They are there for a reminder of what had happened. They are not a predictor of what will happen. The only way that we can let the future happen is to move forward with determination and an attitude that will get us to the future. If we are dishearten by the mistakes of our past then we will reflect more on the mistake then we will passing go. We will be in a constant mode of pause or idleness. To have a determined look on the mistake as something that won't hold us back but give us the ability to move forward in a new direction.
If a mistake was like a road map it would be the construction and the choice to move forward would be the detour. No matter what you will get to your destination. But if you can not pass this construction you are idle and in time of wait there might never be a time of detour.

I am encouraged by the fact that the mistakes that I have done have happened sometimes I am idle looking at the mess that lay before me and wonder how in the world will I ever get through this but the thing is there is always a sign hanging over my head that says detour. I am willing to move forward but it is hard. Moving forward in a new direction is uncharted territory. It is scary but there is always a way back to the original plan these path only has to be followed for a little while and then there is a courage of empowerment. You made it through.

when to ask

The other day I was working. It was not a typical day CBC was playing there rival school BBC. I work at the snack shop during our games and we just switched to only having one person per game working. So much to my surprise that the first day I have to work alone is this game. I figured I could handle it, it wasn't going to be that bad right. WRONG!

As I was trying to open up shop and working hard to hurry and get stuff ready a line started to form. When I looked over my shoulder from the popcorn machine there was a line almost out the door. That is a very big line. In complete shock of the size of the line I started to get nerviest. How can I do this all on my own. It was such a hug task. I almost lost it and wanted to cry. There were so many people. Then I heard a girl ask over the counter do you want help. YES I said. She started helping with the popcorn. Then on of they guys in line texts my boss and to them that I was needing help and in a matter of minutes I had five people helping me. The line calmed down and soon every one left and I was back to myself running the snack shop.

Half time came and I had two other helpers and we worked like clock work. Over all that day seemed stressful and overwhelming but with help it was easy. From this I can easily say that I have learned something and that is when to ask for help. Before I even opened up shop I had a girl come and asked me for help. In my eagerness I told her I would be fine on my own. But in all honesty I should have used her help when she asked. So many times I think of how I can do it all on my own and when it does get overwhelming I finely ask for help. But instead of waiting for help I should have taken its at the first chance.

So here is the application for this story. In every day life we think we can handle it all on our own and that we do not need outside help. Then when everything comes crashing around our feet that is when we cry out of desperation to God for our help. Wouldn't you think it would be easier to take His help when you are doing fine and learn to walk and lean of Him and His understanding during the easy times, so when the hard times come it would be second nature to rest in God's strength when difficulties face you.

Lost

I had done a blog before but some how it managed to get lost. Or my fault in not being able to remember my log in stuff. I am starting this blog for the main purpose of sharing my thoughts and views of the world around me. It's a great idea to be influential when I can be and I hope that this will help and be something that is up lifting to others out there is siber space.

Cece