Life And Living. Part 19.

If Life Could Be This Easy

Life and Living

Part Nineteen

Life and Living is a mixed bag of feelings and emotions. Events that make us feel good and produce good emotions are enjoyable. We like them, and we like to remember them. However, some events create obverse feelings and evoke unpleasant and self-destructing emotions.

Surprisingly, this unpleasant event is also recognized and dwelt on. I will not give an example of such an event but rather describe it in general terms. That way, each can put himself in a position or event and think it out for themselves.

This event can involve a friend or foe. It can concern work or play. It can seem spontaneous or well-planned. Furthermore, it may even be accidental on their part but taken as something done intentionally and with ill will towards you.

Someone said something or did something that crossed wires with your wiring. That other person may have even done something illegal that concerned you. It may even have been an immoral act that affected you.

Now I have told you enough about the event that you have brought your event up in your mind. Your thoughts have also brought up strong emotions towards the event and the person or persons involved, including hate, disgust, or even revenge. This situation can get messy for you if you cannot forgive the other person involved in the event. You are carrying around this gut-wrenching picture of the event and those involved.

It may be to your dismay that the other parties involved may have gone on their merry way, having dismissed the event by now as just a part of Life and Living. You, though, are left with emotions that return with each remembrance of the event. There is only one cure. Medications will not be effective in removing the unpleasant feelings and self-destructive emotions the event brings to mind.

The remedy is for you to forgive the other person involved in this event. Trying to forget the event doesn’t work. You have tried that, but it is still there and always coming up at times like this. Again, the Bible has an example for us to follow. As Jesus was dying there on the cross, not an angry word came from his mouth towards those involved with his crucifixion – only words of kindness and love. His prayer was: Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing. (Luke 23:34)

When we ask God to forgive a person for the harm done to us, this will enable us to also forgive them for the wrong they have done to us. Life and Living can sometimes be difficult, but following Christ's example will give us peace.

Sorry for it being so long. Something lighter next time.

7/12/2020 Larry E. Whittington