Lord, Help Me Forgive

Lord, You can help me forgive.

I hate to have to bring up this word, but I just don’t have a choice. It’s the last word any of us wants to hear echoing back and forth in a pit we’ve been thrown into. You already know what this word is, and you’re probably sick of hearing it.

But we have to hear that difficult word again: forgive.

It’s a tough thing to do, but we’ve got to forgive, even — no, especially — those who don’t care to be forgiven.

You think you can’t forgive? I felt the same way. I heard over and over how I’d have to forgive, but in a huff I just folded my arms over my chest and refused to do anything about it.

Lord, only you can help me forgive

You see, I started out in a pit of innocence, but through the years my bitterness rearranged the furniture until it was nothing more than a well-camouflaged pit of sin. But I thought forgiving my pit-throwers would make what happened all right. But, to be sure, it didn’t. Still hasn’t. What I didn’t understand about forgiveness was that it would make me all right. One day I finally began getting that message, and I’m praying right now that this is that day for you.

Like all of God’s commands, His call to forgive is for your good. Forgiveness is a process, and that process leads to freedom. Your freedom.