once a man broke my heart quite intentionally and it reallly hurt so bad. i laid in bed and watched tv for three days without sleeping. just by looking at my face you could enjoy a horror movie that would scare and hunt you for days. i lost weight so much i bought a handful of safety pins just to fit myself into my clothes. when i thought i was about lose myself, i prayed to God to take all the pain away. i told Him that i know everything happens for a reason and i trust Him with all my heart that He knows what's best for me.
forgiveness was a different issue though. truthfully, i had a hard time forgiving that man. i couldnt find a single cell of reason in my brain that would make him leave me the way he did. it was only after some time that i was able to say that i have truly forgiven him. and i thank God for that. He made me realize that no matter how badly people treat you, you should always have a loving and forgiving heart.
a while ago, when ate luz was getting reactions from the brethren about today's topic, i thought to myself what i would say if she asked me. i was surprised to feel tears trickling down on my face. confused as i was, i started to question what i really felt... it was gratitude. I cannot imagine the magnitude of God's faithfulness and kindness to every human being that He even gave us a 'grace period' through Christ's one thousand year reign.
in my heart i know God loves me. i have given Him so many heartaches but still He paints a smile on my face whenever He thinks i needed it. i believe He is just asking for one thing among others through today's topic... that i, we, should give kindness to all and always extend our own 'grace period' to everyone. hard and laborious as it may seem, it will bear fruit someday as Kuya Daniel and Brother Eli said.
happy thanksgiving. :)
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