BLOG POSTING, WEEK OF APR 15, 2024:   FORGIVENESS - A PROGRESSION

We have now touched on some rather heavy stuff, even about spending the hurt wisely!  But how does the average person get to that level of forgiveness?  Glad you asked!

You start small.  And I think this is important to share because it seems to apply to every one of the "Lord, you want me to do WHAT?" things of life.  As near as I can tell, the Lord NEVER asks you to step out onto absolutely nothing, be it forgiveness, faith, healing, teaching, teaching, or any of the necessities of Christianity or even the gifts of the Spirit.

Before writing a book I (who almost flunked English Grammar) was prompted to write a small Diary of a trip to Israel back in 1985.  Hmmm.  Not bad.  I didn't know I could do that.  Before forgiving a con man (or a step Dad who made a deal to keep my natural father out of my life) the Lord had me work on forgiving that idiot who cut me off in traffic.  And another one, and another, and another.  Before becoming the teacher the Lord told me back in 1980 that I WILL BE, there was a ten year Lord administered apprenticeship program!  This was in addition to the two year teacher training course I took back in 1969 and 1970 (head knowledge preparation for what the Lord had in mind for later on).  Oh, and that apprenticeship period contained some absolutely AMAZING failures!  Failures are part of the progression!

Speaking of failure, I am presently hassling with the Lord about the gift of healing, which I desire but do not presently seem to have or show any proclivity for.  But hey, I'm a King's kid and at least have the guts to ask.

Are you getting the picture?  From your past, from little things you practiced without much thought, from seemingly unrelated talents, from dozens of little acts of obedience, even from areas you really struggle with, God uses the pieces-parts to create something within you greater than you could imagine.

After all, you are a child of the King!

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