FORGIVENESS! Why? I hate 'em! Mark 11:25; Acts 26:18

Good morning all!  God is good all the time, all the time God is good.  TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED!!
   FORGIVENESS!!  Just think about this word for a moment.  FORGIVENESS!!!  Many people walk around with hurt, anger, hatred just lingering in their hearts about something, anything.  People have the tendency to "hate" just because.  Why?   Just because!  No good reason, but usually a justified excuse.  Then some have circumstances that, from our standpoint, have a reason to be angry, to hate.
    What does the hurt, the anger, the hatred do to someone?  It is like a small sore.  If you take care of the sore PROPERLY it will dry up and disappear; however, if you constantly pick at it, the sore becomes bigger and bigger, open to infection, and more serious problems arise.
   Such is forgiveness!  Forgiveness is a sore that needs proper care; and by doing so the hurt, the anger, the hatred will fall from our shoulders, burst on the ground, and we will feel the freedom.  So how do we achieve this so called "freedom?"  We garner it Christ, from Jesus Christ our saviour.
     In Mark 11:25[ Forgiveness and Prayer ] “And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses.
  If you have anything against anyone --- what?   FORGIVE HIM.
   The young Dallas Cowboy who killed his buddy in the accident has been forgiven by the family of the young victim.  Their burden is light, it is gone, and life carries on.
   The family of the young high school boy from the DFW area who was accidentally killed by his "best friend" in a drinking/hunting accident will not forgive the best friend.  I say to you, their burden will be heavy and refer back to Mark 11:25.  Forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you.  The mother said she would NEVER be able to forgive him.  Wow!  What a burden to carry.  And the two young men who caused this damage to other families needs to be able to forgive themselves also.
  Here, read what Jesus says:  Acts 26:18  "to open their eyes, in order to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in Me."
    Jesus forgave, God forgives, and look what man did to Jesus!  We need to walk in these footsteps, relieve ourselves of the burden of anger, hatred -- forgive so ye may be forgiven also. Love you all.
In Christ's Love and Grace
   Johnny