Comments on: FORGIVENESS http://www.jenniclayville.com/forgiveness/ Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:04:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Alysa http://www.jenniclayville.com/forgiveness/comment-page-1/#comment-8230 Alysa Mon, 29 Mar 2010 10:01:31 +0000 http://www.jenniclayville.com/?p=4626#comment-8230 Somehow I missed this post the other day! I just blogged about my forgiveness story yesterday. I was somewhat vague; but you know the rest of the story from the e-mail I sent you last week. The highlights though are the following quotes from a sermon: “If someone wounds you and walks away without doing anything to help; that does not mean that you have to lay there and die.” He went on to talk about how we need to forgive the person even if they don’t ask for it because: “If someone wounds you either knowingly or unknowingly and walks away; who is going to be in the worse shape 6 months from now if you don’t treat it? You or Them?” Then I added: "I needed Jesus to cleanse me of my sins just like this other person needed the same. I realized that just as Jesus forgave me for crucifying him; I needed to forgive this person for wounding me." For the whole post: http://alysasawyer.wordpress.com/2010/03/28/forgive-them/ Somehow I missed this post the other day! I just blogged about my forgiveness story yesterday. I was somewhat vague; but you know the rest of the story from the e-mail I sent you last week.

The highlights though are the following quotes from a sermon:

“If someone wounds you and walks away without doing anything to help; that does not mean that you have to lay there and die.”

He went on to talk about how we need to forgive the person even if they don’t ask for it because: “If someone wounds you either knowingly or unknowingly and walks away; who is going to be in the worse shape 6 months from now if you don’t treat it? You or Them?”

Then I added: “I needed Jesus to cleanse me of my sins just like this other person needed the same. I realized that just as Jesus forgave me for crucifying him; I needed to forgive this person for wounding me.”

For the whole post:
http://alysasawyer.wordpress.com/2010/03/28/forgive-them/

]]> By: jenni http://www.jenniclayville.com/forgiveness/comment-page-1/#comment-8182 jenni Wed, 24 Mar 2010 04:33:47 +0000 http://www.jenniclayville.com/?p=4626#comment-8182 MOM!!! You commented! I love this!!! Thank you for taking me in as your own even when I failed you and your son. You've been the most amazing example of grace and forgiveness to me. I'm learning how to forgive my own mother by how you've showered it on me. So... thank you. I'm so glad God gave me you. He knew exactly what I needed. MOM!!! You commented! I love this!!!

Thank you for taking me in as your own even when I failed you and your son. You’ve been the most amazing example of grace and forgiveness to me. I’m learning how to forgive my own mother by how you’ve showered it on me.

So… thank you. I’m so glad God gave me you. He knew exactly what I needed.

]]> By: Linda (Mom) http://www.jenniclayville.com/forgiveness/comment-page-1/#comment-8180 Linda (Mom) Wed, 24 Mar 2010 00:26:12 +0000 http://www.jenniclayville.com/?p=4626#comment-8180 My opinion is (and I've been there) because you are afraid of her reaction and because you don't want to open up that can of worms. It's easier to keep drinking the poison. It is very scarry when you tackle it alone but "we can do all things through Christ who gives us the strength". If He is calling you to do this, He WILL give you the strength. Wait on Him and His timing. My opinion is (and I’ve been there) because you are afraid of her reaction and because you don’t want to open up that can of worms. It’s easier to keep drinking the poison. It is very scarry when you tackle it alone but “we can do all things through Christ who gives us the strength”. If He is calling you to do this, He WILL give you the strength. Wait on Him and His timing.

]]> By: jenni http://www.jenniclayville.com/forgiveness/comment-page-1/#comment-8145 jenni Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:45:16 +0000 http://www.jenniclayville.com/?p=4626#comment-8145 i so appreciate this comment, jeremy. i'm working on it... and i know i still have a long way to go. i so appreciate this comment, jeremy. i’m working on it… and i know i still have a long way to go.

]]> By: jenni http://www.jenniclayville.com/forgiveness/comment-page-1/#comment-8144 jenni Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:44:48 +0000 http://www.jenniclayville.com/?p=4626#comment-8144 thank you, love. i'm so thankful for our friendship and how you've helped walk me through so much of this. you showed up at the perfect time. you're my "perfect timing" friend :) thank you, love.

i’m so thankful for our friendship and how you’ve helped walk me through so much of this.

you showed up at the perfect time. you’re my “perfect timing” friend :)

]]> By: Jeremy http://www.jenniclayville.com/forgiveness/comment-page-1/#comment-8132 Jeremy Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:32:09 +0000 http://www.jenniclayville.com/?p=4626#comment-8132 Sometimes it's so much easier to harbor that bitterness rather than let it go, and it's unfortunate that your mom has chosen to do that. Thanks for being an example of forgiveness even when it really hurts to do so. And thanks for "going first" when it comes to sharing those tough moments that we all have. Sometimes it’s so much easier to harbor that bitterness rather than let it go, and it’s unfortunate that your mom has chosen to do that.

Thanks for being an example of forgiveness even when it really hurts to do so. And thanks for “going first” when it comes to sharing those tough moments that we all have.

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