The Power Of Forgiveness.

Have You Ever Been So Mad At Someone You Promised To Never Forgive Them? There Have Been Many Times I Have Been Angry. Being Angry Can Take A Lot Of Energy Out Of A Person.
I'm Going To Share A True Story With My Faithful Followers. Of Course I Must Change The Names To Protect The Innocent. Actually It Has Nothing To Do With Innocence. It Has Everything To Do With True Forgiveness.
The Story Begins A Handful Of Years Ago. Someone Had Lied On Me And Made Me Appear Untrustworthy. This Person Who I Had The Highest Respect For Betrayed Me. I Had Known This Person My Entire Life. What I Admired Most About This Person Was Honesty, But Most Of All, Godliness. For As Long As I Can Remember This Person Had A Deep Faith In God.
Yes I Know We Are All Sinners And God Will Forgive Us. All We Have To Do Is Ask. Sometimes As Humans, Forgiving Another Person Is Difficult. There Are Some Who Refuse To Forgive And Die With Hatred In Their Heart. I Am Not The Greatest When It Comes To Scriptures In The Bible, So Please Bear With Me. Colossians 3:13 Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
Ephesians 4:32tells us, "Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you."
One Night I Was Searching For Something In My Desk Drawer. Whatever It Was I Was Searching For I Quit After I Found A Photo Of This Person. My Heart Sank And Tears Began Streaming Down My Cheeks. I Knew The Truth. God Knew The Truth. This Person Knew The Truth. I Had Realized It Was Serving No Justice Carrying Around All This Anger Of Betrayal. As I Held This Photo, I Put It To My Heart. I Said I Forgive You. I'm Sorry It Had Taken Me This Long. I Had An Overwhelming Feeling Come Over Me. It's Difficult To Describe. I Don't Remember Feeling Like This Ever Before. The Closest To Describing It Is When You Are Under Water And Holding Your Breath. You Reach The Surface And Begin To Breathe Again. Does That Make Sense To You?
The Following Day I Received A Telephone Call Telling Me This Special Person Had Died. Do You Suppose This Is All Coincidental? I Don't. I Have Been Shocked Numerous Times When Told Someone Had Passed. This News To Me That Day Was A Joyous One. I Knew This Person Was In Heaven. How Can You Not Smile Knowing Their Eternity Will Be With Our Lord? God Knows The Exact Date We Die. When Our Life On Earth Is Finished He Calls Us Home. I Believe That. It Also Gives Me Comfort In Knowing I Had A Part In This person's Final Day. It Drew Me Closer To God That Day.
It Also Taught Me A Lesson. Since That Day, There Has Not Been A Person On This Earth I Haven't Forgiven. I Know If I Cannot Forgive You, God Will Not Forgive Me. There Comes A Time When The Light Bulb Comes On And I Finally "Get It". The Power Of Forgiveness Is A Key To Heavens Gate.