Thank you Lord!

I haven't written in a while. I thought I would be a blogger since I always have things on my mind and not many around to speak on it about. But I get a little busy and can't always blog like I would like to.

So many things have been going on. One day I will sit down and actually blog about it all. But today started as a day of praying about where my life was going. I was asking God to show me because at times I feel like I am at a stand still. That I am not really making much of a difference. Even though I do assist with a website encouraging other women, I still don't truly feel like I make a difference. NO....I am not saying or want to be a person that is in the lime light. Never have been and don't want to be.

But not being 100% sure of your purpose, can be an annoying thing.

However, right now I just want to thank God for giving me the opportunity to talk to someone about forgiveness and letting go. Neither of which is easy. She was in at least 3 abusive relationships. Today she was discussing the anger and other emotions involved with one of those past relationships. It has been 9-10 yrs and she still has the same feelings she had before. Through God's word, I let her know that forgiveness is not for the other person but for us. It lets us move forward in our lives. And it was obvious by the way she spoke, she hadn't moved on. She blamed herself for the choices she made.

We made choices for where we are at in our lives. If we are in a place where nothing seems to work, everything bad seems to happen, and our self esteem is little to non existent, our decisions will be bad. And the consequences will last a long time. I let her know that forgiveness helps us not to feel those past emotions. It doesn't excuse the other person's actions, but it helps us move forward in our lives. I also told her she needed to forgive herself. A sister of mine kept telling me that and it was something I finally took hold of and did. And there are still times I need to forgive myself for things. We are hardest on ourselves.

My friend needs to learn to forgive herself and forgive those who have hurt her. We block the blessing the Lord has for us when we don't forgive and let go. I pray she really did hear what God was saying through me and that she starts to work on it. It is not easy by any means, but God can get us and help us through the impossible.

Mark 10:27 New International Version (NIV)
²⁷ Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God.”

Thank you Lord for giving me the opportunity to speak on You.