Forgiveness

If you weren't able to attend CR last night, you missed out. We had a great night!
We topped our evening off with a birthday/anniversary party.
Our teaching was on forgiveness. Sounds easy enough, but true forgiveness is very difficult. Forgiveness is a beautiful idea until we actually have to put it into practice! We learned 3 kinds of forgiveness. The first and most important is forgiveness extended from God to us. When thinking about this one, I just have to ask you.....Have you accepted God's forgiveness? The second kind is extended from us to others. For this one you must be willing to let go of the pain of past harm, hurt, and abuse caused by others. Until you release it, you are a prisoner of war. The third kind of forgiveness is of ourselves. No matter what you feel deep inside about yourself, the most important thing to remember here is that God loves you. You may feel there is something in your past that is just too much to forgive. Your feelings about yourself do not change God's love for you one bit. When you forgive yourself, you don't change the past, but you sure do change the future!
I look forward to seeing you next Tuesday night! Pastor Terry will be speaking. You won't want to miss it!
God bless each and every one of you.
Laura Schonlau