We are told in the Bible to forgive others. This is mainly for our own good, for our own spiritual and mental health.
I make a point of doing this, and trust me it isnt always easy. Sometimes I simply do not want to forgive, "let them be eaten by worms" etc, seeming to be the easier emmotion. But then, how good am I, really? Am I perfect? have offended none?, never done wrong? Mmmm the answer is guilty on all counts. We are quick to judge others the wrongs done to us, but are not very good at looking at the other side of the coin.
But, and this is likely, others may indeed have done us great wrong. But then, this is certain, we have done God great wrong.
If I bear a grudge, it eats me up, causes me depression, causes me no peace. Bible simply is telling us, forgive and move on. So a bad thing happened, move on, dont let it drag you down.
I go to church, take communion, can I truely do this if bearing a grudge? I have need of being transparent before God, to be obedient to His Word. How can I have communion if I have not forgiven others? Celebrating Christs sacrifice for MY sin, if I forgive not others?
Forgiving can be a struggle, I have had, at times, to pray long, but peace has come.
Do I really wish other be "eaten by worms"? have something bad happen to them?, go to a lost etternity? Do I really wish for others, what I pray to escape from myself? I realise "hate" for thats what it is, cant abide in the christians life. So, I forgive, not always easy, but I manage it with God's help.
It can be hard if the others keep doing wrong by us, but then God has suffered a lot from me/us.
For myself I seek God's forgivness, to be like Jesus, who forgives freely. Hope and pray you can do the same also.
Weird thing, when I forgive others, pray for them, I actualy begin to love them, wish the best for them. God's ways are best for us, trust Him on this, and forgive.
