Taking Up Space
Unforgiveness is a real space and time sucker.
Before your feet hit the floor in the morning, you start thinking about it again.
You replay all the details over and over.
How could YOU have done that?
How could THEY have done that?
You don't even think of feeling gratitude for the simple fact of waking up this morning. You're too busy tormenting yourself.
In the shower, you keep mulling it over.
The thought doesn’t occur to you to take a moment to appreciate having hot water and a home to live in because you are too busy working out different what-if scenarios as you run through various confrontations before you even apply your conditioner.
On your way to work, you keep ruminating as you drive right by a beautiful sunrise without even noticing.
The obsessiveness of unforgiveness distracts us from the beauty of the world around us and steals precious time from our lives.
We give up too much space in our minds and hearts when we hold back forgiveness.
We keep beating ourselves up over things we did long after receiving forgiveness.
We think more about the person who hurt us than anyone else. Even if we say we have forgiven them, we keep thinking about it more than we do anything else.
We are literally SPENDING time. Once it’s gone, it’s gone.
Time is fleeting, my friends. We only have a certain amount of days, hours, and minutes on this earth.
God has great plans for our lives, and we have much to do.
There is so much beauty to witness and so much good work to do.
There are people in our lives who love us and want to spend time making memories together.
Stop spending precious time on regret and resentment. The price is way too high.
Confess, repent, make amends, and think of the beautiful gifts God has given you in this life and how you can use them to make the world a better place.
Forgive, release, accept, and focus your thoughts and energy on how you can show love, mercy and kindness.
Spend the moments of life on things that fill you with purpose and joy. Forgive easily and love others with the fervor of one who’s days are numbered.
Because my precious friend, they are.
Let’s make some space and time for the good stuff while we can!
Philippians 4: 8-9
Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.
2 Timothy 1:7
For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.
1 Peter 5: 6-7
6Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. 7Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
Psalm 37: 7-8
Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; do not fret when people succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes. Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret—it leads only to evil.