If I have ever done anything to hurt you please forgive it.  I forgive anything you may have done.
 

Lessons to Learn

A very hard lesson  to learn. One day a while back, a man, his heart heavy with grief, was  walking in the woods. As he thought about his life this day, he knew many  things were not right. He thought about those who had lied about him back  when he had a job. His thoughts turned to those who had stolen his things and  cheated him. He remembered family that had passed on. His mind turned to the  illness he had that no one could cure. His very soul was filled with anger,  resentment and frustration.

Standing there this day, searching for answers he could not find, knowing all else had failed him, he knelt at the base of an old oak tree to seek the one he knew would always be there, and with tears in his eyes, he prayed "Lord- You have done wonderful things for  me in this life. You have told me to do many things for you, and I happily obeyed. Today, you have told me to forgive. I am sad, Lord, because I cannot.  I don't know how. It is not fair Lord. I didn't deserve these wrongs that  were done against me and I shouldn't have to forgive. As perfect as your way is Lord, this one thing I cannot do, for I don't know how to forgive. My anger  is so deep Lord, I fear I may not hear you, but I pray that you teach me to  do this one
thing I cannot do - Teach me To Forgive.

As he knelt there  in the quiet shade of that old oak tree, he felt something fall onto his  shoulder. He opened his eyes. Out of the corner of one eye, he saw something  red on his shirt. He could not turn to see what it was because where the oak  tree had been was a large square piece of wood in the ground. He raised his  head and saw two feet held to the wood with a large spike through them. He  raised his head more, and tears came to his eyes as he saw Jesus hanging on a  cross. He saw spikes in His hands, a gash in His side, a torn and battered  body, deep thorns sunk into His head. Finally he saw the suffering and pain on His precious face.

As their eyes met, the man's tears turned to sobbing, and  Jesus began to speak.

Have you ever told a lie, he asked?
The man  answered - yes Lord.

Have you ever been given too much change and kept  it?
The man answered yes Lord.

And the man sobbed more and  more.

Have you ever taken something from work that wasn't yours,  Jesus asked?
And the man answered yes Lord.

Have you ever sworn,  using my Father's name in vain?
The man, crying now, answered yes  Lord.

As Jesus asked many more times, "Have you ever"? The man's crying became uncontrollable, for he could only answer yes Lord.

Then  Jesus turned His head from one side to the other, and the man felt something  fall on his other shoulder. He looked and saw that it was the blood of Jesus.  When he looked back up, his eyes met those of Jesus, and there was a look of  love the man had never seen or known before.

Jesus said, I didn't deserve  this either, but I forgive you.

It may be hard to see how you're going to  get through something, but when you look back in life, you realize how true this statement is.

Read the first line slowly and let it sink in. This is simple, and important.
Read on....This first line is deep.

If God  brings you to it - He will bring you through it.

Lord I love You and I need  You, come into my heart, Today. For without You I can do nothing.

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