God never blinks: Lesson 3

This post took me a while to write, simply because, this is one of the greatest lesson that I need to learn. I spend nearly a week drafting and rewriting this post. Though it might still seems bit disorientated, I hope you get what I want to say. 

Lesson 3: Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. 

Have you ever had some one in your life that, had hurt you so deeply that, you would tremble in anger whenever you think about them? Or the person who has wrong you despite all the kindness that you have shown onto them? Some one who claims to love you, yet was also the person who had hurt you the most?

For each scenario mentioned above, I have. Up till now,  whenever I thought of them, it still hurts me and haunts me. Yes, I know that all these are not healthy for our soul and a friend once told me, these bitter memories and feelings will only eat you up from within. So here's where this lesson comes into the picture.

This chapter teaches us that, by helping and freeing the other party, only then we can free ourselves and find peace. But one may ask, how do you get to that place of forgiveness and love? After all that they had done, seriously, like how?

"It's pure grace for some, hard work for other."

For those who needs more, and as a believer of Christ, this would help

Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. 

Ephesians 4:31-32 NIV

I believe that "resentment" is one of the biggest obstacle in forgiving others. However, to overcome it, we need to know that deep resentment leads only to futility and unhappiness, it keeps us away from the sunlight of the spirit. So why should we hold onto all the unhappiness in life, keep ourself in the dark, while we can be free, living with beautiful smiles on our faces, and enjoying our time with love and grace from God.  

So to do so, it suggest us to pray for the thing or person that we resent.

"Ask for their health, prosperity, their happiness, and we will be free. do it every day for two week and you will find that the bitterness, hatred and resentment that you once felt will be turned into compassionate understanding and love.."

So are you ready to take that big step?

Reference: Regina B. (2010). God Never Blinks: 50 lessons for life's  little detours. 

New York: Grand Central Publishing.