“YOU GOTTA FORGIVE, MAN”
That’s me to my new angel, Eddie, who is helping me renovate our office, making me seriously happy (God, thank you for all the angels you send to my life!!!). So, yesterday, I had a talk with Eddie about forgiveness. I said I know it’s difficult and will take superhuman strength sometimes, but we do it for the God who forgives us. So, in cleaning the office today, I said let me see what our calendar (Mottos For Success) had to say, and unbelievably the message for yesterday said what I told Eddie:
“Forgiveness is an act of superhuman proportions. But once you forgive, the liberating power of this act will immediately become apparent to you.
Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.” – 2 Corinthians 3:17
God is pretty talkative guys! No way my message to Eddie on 11/23 lined up precisely with the calendar’s message for 11/23. IT WAS A MESSAGE TO US ALL TODAY!!! As I explained to Eddie, forgiveness is for us! We walk around sad, angry, and bitter when we don’t forgive. But, as Ceri has beautifully taught me, we must forgive and hand over whatever anyone has done to us to God. Nobody is perfect, so in the same way we want God and others to forgive us, we must forgive others, too.
I was so happy talking to Kevin yesterday when he asked, “Who am I to point fingers at anyone?” Honestly, who are any of us to judge and condemn anyone? Yesterday, I heard some criticism from someone who said that I take Kevin like a God the way I always speak about it. I said not at all, just the opposite; Kevin points me to God. In one of my terrible moments, Kevin said, “Neeks, the best thing I can tell you is to get closer to God. Make God your priority.” That is the best advice ever given in the history of humanity. GOD IS TRULY OUR GREATEST FRIEND. Kevin encourages me to be wise, which means going to God constantly asking for His guidance and obeying Him. Not always easy, but always best!
This person also suggested that I read the Bible instead of talking to Kevin so much. In thinking about it, Kevin has been the walking Bible in what he demonstrates and teaches me. These verses come to mind when I think of Kevin and the genuine love and support he gives me:
“Since God chose you to be the holy people he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others. Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds us all together in perfect harmony. And let the peace that comes from Christ rule in your hearts. For as members of one body you are called to live in peace. And always be thankful. Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. Teach and counsel each other with all the wisdom he gives. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts. And whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through him to God the Father.” – Colossians 3:12-17 NLT
May Kevin inspire us all to love and support each other HARDER!! Doing it all as a representative of God! Amen!