THE IMPORTANCE OF FORGIVING OTHERS

ONE OF THE HARDEST THINGS IN THIS LIFE TO DO IS TO FORGIVE THOSE WHO HAVE DONE US DIRTY.

I KNOW FOR ME FORGIVING SOMEONE WHO HAS DONE ME DIRTY IS A HARD FOR ME TO DO AND HAS BEEN A HARD LESSON I HAVE TO LEARN OVER AND OVER.

THESES DAYS , ESPECIALLY THESE LAST TWO MONTHS ,  GOD HAS BEEN IMPRESSING ON ME TO LET GO OF GRUDGES AND FORGIVE THOSE HAVE DONE ME DIRTY. 
AN WHAT GOD HAS SHOWED ME IS THAT I HAVE BEEN HOLDING ON TO GRUDGES THAT I THOUGHT I HAVE TOTALLY LET GO OF.
SO IN MY MORNING DEVOS , I HAVE BEEN SAYING OUT LOUD I FORGIVE YOU AND I LET GO ANY ANGER TOWARDS ( INSERT SAID PERSONS NAME ).
I HAVE EXPERIENCED SO MUCH FREEDOM BY DOING THIS VERBAL DECLARATION , SO MUCH WEIGHT IS BEING LIFTED OFF MY SHOULDERS.

YOU MIGHT BE SAYING , LEEMAN , YOU MAKE IT SOUND SO EASY , YOU DON'T WHAT PEOPLE HAVE DONE TO ME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

YOU KNOW WHAT? IT IS NOT EASY FOLKS ! BUT IF YOU DON'T START THE PROCESS OF FORGIVING THOSE WHO HAVE DONE YOU DIRTY , THOSE WOUNDS FROM THE HURT CAUSED BY THE PERSON OR PERSONS, WILL CONTINUE TO FESTER.
HOLDING GRUDGES IS LIKE DRINKING RAT POISON EVERYDAY EVEN THOUGH YOU KNOW IT WILL KILL YOU.
HERE ARE SOME QUOTES AND BIBLE VERSES ON FORGIVING OTHERS:

GOD DOESN'T ASK US TO FORGIVE THOSE WHO HAVE DONE US DIRTY BECAUSE HE WANT'S THAT PERSON OR PERSONS TO GET WAY WITH WHAT THEY DID TO YOU, GOD WANTS YOU TO FORGIVE SO YOU CAN HAVE FREEDOM FROM THE PAIN OF HOLDING ONTO THOSE GRUDGES!

IN CLOSING , HOLDING ONTO GRUDGES IS LIKE HOLDING ON TO A BLADE EVEN THOUGH YOU KNOW YOU ARE CUTTING YOURSELF .

LET GO OF THOSE GRUDGES AND EMBRACE TRUE FREEDOM !!!