I'd been wrestling with long-term unforgiveness and deep-rooted anger. The Lord gently dealt with me on this issue, and He let me know that my anger was not between me and others, but between me and Him. From our discourse, and based upon Psalm 130, came this poem. I wrote this in December 2013; it was a struggle letting go, letting God...and being still and knowing that He is God. My prayer now is the words the Holy Spirit led me to write take root within my spirit, and becomes words that I truly comprehend and an attitude that I can extend toward others. Lord, help me to forgive others, as I have been forgiven. Amen.
Lovely! Hope you share more!. It's so wonderful that people, all over the world ,are writing poems from the heart. It pleases God when we write poetry, sing and play instruments. It all goes together. Such beautiful ways to praise God The Christian tradition I was brought up in said prayer is the way we speak to God and meditation is a way to be still & listen to God speaking to us.. And the Psalms! I get so much inspiration and comfort from them! I think it pleases the Almighty immensely when we write poems in His honor. Thanks for sharing, and hope to see more. Love to You ! Nana xxoo
ReplyDeleteWow, this is so very beautiful Deborah, and deep...I so needed to read this, as I am in a very hurtful situation,and have forgiven, but am struggling with the anger and resentment..I pray for God to forgive me and I have learned that if I want Jesus to forgive all I have done, I must do the same..God bless you!
ReplyDeleteUnder the law, we forgave to be forgiven; under Grace, we forgive because we ARE forgiven. Grace (unmerited, undeserved favor) was given to us through the Redemption of the shedding of Christ's innocent blood at The Cross and through the Power of the Holy Spirit who raised Him from the dead. Forgiveness in Christ is outside of time and space--when you were redeemed by acknowledging Christ as your Lord and Savior, ALL your sin was forgiven. Paul explains that we still commit sin in our mortal lives of earthly existence, yet we are forgiven and saved by Grace; and although we don't have a license to commit sin pre-meditatively, Paul clearly says where sin abounds (this is when we do sin), Grace does much more so abound. Not everyone would agree with me, but it says this in Romans 5:20-21 (see below).
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The Message (MSG)
20-21 All that passing laws against sin did was produce more lawbreakers. But sin didn’t, and doesn’t, have a chance in competition with the aggressive forgiveness we call grace. When it’s sin versus grace, grace wins hands down. All sin can do is threaten us with death, and that’s the end of it. Grace, because God is putting everything together again through the Messiah, invites us into life—a life that goes on and on and on, world without end.
Romans 5:20-21
Amplified Bible (AMP)
20 But then Law came in, [only] to expand and increase the trespass [making it more apparent and exciting opposition]. But where sin increased and abounded, grace (God’s unmerited favor) has surpassed it and increased the more and superabounded,
21 So that, [just] as sin has reigned in death, [so] grace (His unearned and undeserved favor) might reign also through righteousness (right standing with God) which issues in eternal life through Jesus Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One) our Lord.