The Call of Forgiveness
By: Chelsey DeMatteis "For if you forgive others their trespasses, your Heavenly Father will also forgive you, but if you do not forgive others their trespasses neither will your Father forgive your trespasses." - Matthew 6:14-15 Recently, I found myself in a wrestling match with God. My feet caught between the places of forgiving or clinging to a hurt He's been asking me to let go of. It's been stirring for a while, but this time it was clear - my heart needed to move on. I'm sure you've been in this place, wanting God's best but knowing to begin living in His best, you've got to start laying down what isn't yours to carry. Over these recent months, this hurt has wreaked havoc over my life. It's taken the joy out of things I know the Lord was using to bless me, it's caused issues in my marriage, and it's caused me to stumble in my thoughts more times than I'd like to admit. This is what unforgiveness does. It puts the worst of who we are in our flesh on display for all those around us to see and us to feel. Jesus talks a lot about forgiveness in the gospels. Reading those words, that were actually spoken by Jesus, holds a wonder in my heart I find nowhere else. When I began processing through the importance of forgiving others who have hurt me, I had to ask, "Why does Jesus talk so much about forgiveness?" | 
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