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Jul 24, 2008 - 12:30:18 PM |
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Healing After a Loss (Forgiveness)
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| Debra D. Johnson |
In my article two weeks ago, I shared the losses that I had experienced and what I went through. For the next upcoming weeks, I would like to share some steps that I went through to help me heal. This week I would like to talk about forgiveness. I guess some of you are wondering what does forgiveness have to do with healing. Well, when my sister died, I was angry with her because I thought she just abandoned me and didn’t try to hold on. I felt that she could have fought her illness with confessing God’s Word and His promises. I thought she hid her sickness from me so I wouldn’t worry. I had all kinds of emotions flowing. I just couldn’t understand why this happened to her. I had to forgive her, or should I say forgive myself, for even thinking my sister would do something like that. I had to stop harboring ill feelings toward the doctors because I thought they could have caught the cancer sooner and done something about it. I had to forgive my family members too, because I felt they weren’t doing enough to help her. But most important of all, I had to forgive myself and repent for blaming God for taking her too soon. God is the Almighty, and I felt that since He was the Almighty and I was His child that He would have honored my request and let my sister and brother live. I’ve learned the hard way that it doesn’t work like that. We have choices in life, and unfortunately we start making choices at an early age, either good or bad. Some of these choices affect us somewhere down the road. I wanted to tie this in with the loss of some of your loved ones due to this war we are in. A lot of us have become angry with those in leadership because this war has been prolonged and a lot of people have lost their lives. Some of you are probably angry that your relative even signed up for the service and knew there was a war. I was angry with my sister that she smoked and knew it could cause cancer. But it was something she wanted to do and this was something your relative wanted to do. Whatever the case is, we must forgive at all times, even when we feel that it’s not due to a person to forgive them. I have listed some scriptures below that helped me and continue to help me heal from the loss of my siblings:
Daniel 9:9
To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him. (This verse is good when you want you turn your back on God because of hurt).
Psalm 86:5
For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.
Matthew 6:14
For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
Bless the Nation
Oh God, our Rock and Salvation
Please stretch forth Your Hand
And save this Nation.
We have been fighting this war too long
We pray that You will soon send
Our sons and daughters home.
We know that this war is in Your hands,
So we will try to be patient and understand.
We will continue to pray for our sons,
Daughters and even the government,
And pray for those that were recently sent.
For we put our trust in You
That this war will soon be through!
If you wish to write, please feel free to write to me at the address below or contact me through email.
thecovenantinnkeeper@comcast.net
The Covenant Inn Keeper Ministries
PO Box 11623
Wilmington, DE 19850-1623
God’s Servant,
Debra D. Johnson
Author of “Excerpts on Life…A Collection of Inspirational Poems and Thoughts, Volumes I and II” Available through www.amazon.com.
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