Forgive and Forget

    

      How many among us still believe and follow the saying " Forgive and Forget "? Are you one of those who does? Well, it is the topic in today's sermon in church. Qestion is,  what is there to forgive and what is there to forget?

      As human being, its natural that we don't forgive easily. It takes time. Some people do it faster then the others, some would cling to it for a while and there are some that spend a century before they can forgive, some even take a lifetime. The principles of christianity dictate that we should forgive  not only those who had sinned against us, but also we should forgive ourselves. Yes, we are sinners and that is the reason why God is here to cleanse us.  We should forgive ourselves for all the sins we have done ( intentioanlly of unintentioanlly), for  all of our wrong actions and for all evil thoughts. And when we forgive - forgive honestly. Honest forgiving is the only way for us to go on  with our lives without being held up or tied up into some chain.

     Forgetting, on the other hand, calls for a closure of something unpleasant and this requires the participation of the mind and the heart. We should only forget those things and events that would bring us bad memories, hatred, jealousy, envy, etc.  Keeping unpleasant things in our hearts and minds prevents us from moving forward with ease. Life is a journey that we should take, thus we should be moving forward in life. Would it not be a lot easier if we move forward without bringing a heavy luggage? Bring only happy memories - those are weightless and will not be a burden to you. But it does not stop here, we should be addicted to forgetting, in other words let us forget habitually -as in,  let us make forgetting a habit -  a darn good habit.

       Life is so short and so precius to be wasted. Let us live our lives to the fullest  and move forward faithfully. We can only do that when we learn to forgive and forget. But remember that when you forgive -  FORGIVE HONESTLY, and when you forget - FORGET HABITUALLY.

         Happy Sunday, everyone!