Is there really forgiveness in the church....

One to many talk about forgiveness. Sitting at a booth, till 3 in the morning, trying to rationalize what just, well, seems nuts. Forgiveness. One man gives it all, so many can be forgiven. We are to live as examples of that forgiveness but it's a far reach for some.

Too many times we grant forgiveness because it is the Christians thing to do. But is it really what we do? Forgiveness is not truly biblical if we cannot genuinely let it go. We must not only grant forgiveness to those who have hurt us, but we must understand that what happened to us was part of God’s plan for our lives.

That is the hard part, it's a part of HIS plan. Can we filter the events of our lives through the filter of God’s sovereignty. More so, can we humbly accept those events as part of His good work in our lives. Maybe then we come to a closer understanding and practice of biblical forgiveness.

Maybe this is what it looks like..."As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today. – Genesis 50:20 (ESV)

To forgive.... isn't that our calling?? Maybe more should live it.