Saturday, October 29, 2011 - Forgiveness
I had two chances yesterday to humble myself and ask for forgiveness. Both to people close to me, both people I can tend to speak sharply to. And that AGAIN was my sin in which I was needing to ask forgiveness for again. In both instances 21 days ago I would justified the sin of my harsh words in my mind and then not addressed it with the person and keep going as if I hadn't just spoken degradingly to a human being who is bearing the very image of My Creator God. (James 3:7-12)
But The Fast held me accountable, I surrendered my temptation to justify my sin, humbled my pride of "being right" and sought reconciliation in the relational withdrawal through asking forgiveness. And the one instance was a special challenge because I "corrected" a friend in front of my son, so I had to make sure I asked forgiveness in front of my son also. Hard, but freeing and peaceful.
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