The Part of Forgiveness No One Talks About

Sometimes hurt doesn't knock politely. It doesn't schedule an appointment. It doesn't ease into your day.    It hits without warning — like a rock launched from a passing car window, exploding through the calm of your heart.    You hear the thud, the crack, the shatter. You hear the crash before you understand the wound. You feel the sting before you can form the words.    And suddenly you're standing in the doorway of your own soul, fists raised, trembling, wanting to…do something…something?? But what?    The knee-jerk reactions of anger, revenge, payback are not godly…so what do you do? It's the helplessness of being blindsided. The ache of being wronged. The shock of realizing someone aimed their meanness at you.   And in that moment — that raw, trembling moment — you know you must forgive.    You know that with certainty.  You've seen the price tag of unforgiveness!  It cost way more than you're willing to pay… Matthew 6:15 doesn't mince words. It says exactly what it means. "But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive yours."   You've seen the bitterness, the torment and the pain that withers a person living in the prison house of unforgiveness.   Unforgiveness is not an option. Forgiveness is not a feeling. It is a choice. A choice made at the foot of the cross.  A choice that demands Surrender. Trust. Grace.   What about me, you might ask?  What about the terrible pain in my heart  ?