Prodigal: I don’t know if he is worth forgiving with that attitude.

Me: Let’s talk about that, so that God can help us.

This is from the book Praying Through Life’s Problems by Stormie Omartian

Pray that you will forgive others. Often our greatest times of hurt, trial, difficulty, or disappointment occur when someone fails us–or we feel they have. People can hurt us deeply. But our fulfillment and happiness don’t depend on other people, they depend on God. Of course we rely on other people for certain things and it’s painful when they let us down. But the ultimate success or joy of our life doesn’t depend on them. We have to forgive and release them and not continue to suffer over what others do or don’t do to us. Ultimately our reward is in God’s hands. If we surrender our disappointment to God and say, “Be my light and lead me through this, Lord,” then His work will be accomplished faster. But if we wallow in the darkness of bitterness, casting blame toward God and other people, we end up suffering more.

For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse.

Romans 1:20 (KJV)

Jennifer Van Allen

www.theprodigalpig.com

www.faithincounseling.org