Compassion For Others
I was hurt very badly during my divorce; he was being very cruel to me by leaving his girlfriend's presents he bought her out in the open. Verbally abusive, coming home so angry that my children and I were afraid of him because we did not know what he would do next. Coming home so drunk he would lay on the bathroom floor sick. Taking items from the house, and not giving any money to take care of the household. Saying all sorts of bad things to me about my first husband's death, and when he realized he went too far he called my best friend and told her to check on me to see if I was okay. I wasn’t because that was the last straw, I just fell apart and laid on the floor crying. I was so hurt and had no compassion on him. The Lord rebuked me and I realized I was wrong, so I forgave his actions and trusted in Jesus to help me do right. It was very hard because when we were married, I trusted in Jesus thinking I had a second chance in life and when it did not work, I was crushed. This was not easy for me to write, as it brings up those past hurts, but I give Jesus the glory for He picked me up and put my feet on the road of healing. Amen!
Matthew 6:14-15
14-[Jesus said] “For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your Heavenly Father will also forgive you:
15-But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.”
Ephesians 4:32
And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God, for Christ’s sake, hath forgiven you.
Colossians 3:13
Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any; even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
Mark 11:25
[Jesus said] “And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.”
Luke 6:36
[Jesus said] “Therefore, be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful.”