Father, Forgive Them...

Beaten and bruised.

Scorned and shamed.

Lovingly, he hung.

He asked for the Father's forgiveness.

"Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do."


When someone says something mean to me, the first thing I want to do is punch them in the face. Who are THEY to pass judgment on ME?!? Yet, when we stood and watched Christ on the cross, he asked God for our forgiveness. Who am I to hold a brothers sin against them? I'm human. My flesh gets the best of me sometimes. It happens to all of us.
We use the excuse that they are not quick to forgive. It doesn't matter. Some hurts cut deeper than others. If it takes time, then work through it with God. Don't be spiteful, bitter and angry. The only person that hurts is you. Choose to cling even more to Jesus.

He is my rock and my song.

I know that I don't treat people the right way at times. I struggle to not hold their bad decisions against them, with it's their life and they can choose what to do with it. It is so frustrating to see people reap the benefits of life, even though they're not living for Christ-centered. But that is not my place to judge. I need to worry about my own relationship with Jesus. So do you. The way God wants us to live and to look at people through his eyes will be second nature, if he is our first focus.

But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 
Matthew 6:33