this post is for me.
forgive. verb.
1. to excuse for a fault or an offense; pardon.
2. to renounce anger or resentment against.
3. to absolve from payment (of a debt, for example)
Bear with each other and
forgive
whatever grievances
you may have
against one another.
Forgive
as the Lord
forgave
you.
Bear with each other and
forgive
whatever grievances
you may have
against one another.
Forgive
as the Lord
forgave
you.
Colossians 3:13
this is a reminder to me that i should strive to be like Christ. to glorify Christ. afterall, my blog is called seekingGlory. so, isn't forgiveness a part of being like Christ? yes, it definitely is. and it's definitely something i have been struggling with lately. i have struggled to forgive those that have wronged me in the past. i have been unable to "renounce anger or resentment." how can i truly have a complete relationship with Jesus, if i have not dealt with broken relationships in my life? and if i have not dealt with my own sinfulness? i don't think it's possible. so, now i must strive to daily surrender those resentful feelings and to forgive as i have been forgiven. 
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then why do i feel like this post was for me?
I was noticing a couple of weeks ago that in I Cor 13, when God gives us this list of adjectives and actions that embody love...that the first one is patience. I memorized that chapter more than a decade ago, so I of course knew that, but it really stood out to me a couple weeks ago that patient was FIRST. It could be an accident, but I doubt it. Oh how thankful I am for His love that is patient with me over, and over, and over again.
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