Forgiven!

Be Gentle and Ready to forgive; never hold grudges. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others

Colossi ans 3:13

So Sunday we went to our New Church again. Michael went to Children's church and Gabriel to the class for 2-4 year olds. There was a different teacher then the previous Sunday and we wanted to warn her that he had gotten into some water last Sunday and that he was sneaky and you just had to watch him. She said "Oh, He's the one." She had heard about the kid that took a shower the week before. Yep that's my kid. But we made it through the whole service this time with no problems and Michael loved children's church.

So anyway! Service was great. Pastor Cooper drug us to the front and we sat right on the front row dead center of the church. I was a nervous wreck. But in the end i was so happy we were there. I just might steal that seat every Sunday. When it was time for Pastor Garland to Preach i was so happy that i was front and center to listen. He spoke about using our spiritual gifts, using them in the right way, not being out of order and then went on to talk about love and forgiveness. Basically if you have unforgiveness in your heart then you are not loving, and if you have no love then all you do for God is in vain. Now this is so Basic. But it is the way that he preaches that makes someone who has been in church all their life, heard it all, say to themselves, "ah ha, now i really get it". He brings out things in scripture and puts things in such away that makes so much since and things i never would have seen. He said "You haven't forgiven someone if you are still thinking of what they have done. If you can list, i have forgiven them for this and this, then your really haven't forgiven them." Wow! It was such a good message that i bought a recorded copy of it so that i can listen to it again and really get all that i can from it. I know that under his care i am going to grow so much because i have already this last two weeks and i am so excited for what is to come. I have alot of things inside of me that i know that i know that i need to work out and now i feel confident in being able to do that in the right way.

"If i, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash each others feet. I did this as an example so that you should do as i have done for you" (John 13:14-15)

Jesus washed feet for two reasons. First off to give us mercy, and the second to show us what we are to also do for others. The mercy of Christ forgets our mistakes, and that is what we are to do for others. People who know Christ have no doubt about his love, and the people who know us should have no doubt about ours. Relationships don't thrive because the Guilty are punished but because the innocent are merciful and forgiving.

Forgive me. I Forgive you!

Looking through the eyes of Jesus,

Mandy