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<blockquote data-quote="Star*" data-source="post: 533106" data-attributes="member: 4964"><p>You know something? I was sitting in my room one Sunday morning and I was flipping through the channels - and I came across this (do not laugh at me) televangelist. I wouldn't have watched except what caught my ears was the man was talking and preaching about - FORGIVENESS. I mean everyone messes up, everyone falls short of grace everyday, everyone sins (being politically correct here), and like Step said we're all human. Okay with the exception of a few ex's and Mother in laws and ex mother in laws, and some sister in laws, and a few sisters, and lemme think - I better include a few brothers, someones Mother and a couple of Fathers, step relations and that should about cover our board here. (aunts and uncles, grands et al) </p><p></p><p>So anyway - I'm sitting there and this tv evanglist says the most incredible thing, because as a difficult child Mom, I have beaten myself up pretty good over the years. I've done some things that I had not forgiven myself for -oh going back to as far back as I could remember. I'm talking like gradeschool. So I'm listening and he's talking and between you and me? MY thoughts have always been that when I made a colossal bo-bo? If I kept saying (to my higher power) I'm sorry for (that thing) and kept saying PLEASE FORGIVE ME for - (that thing) remember Lord, (that thing I did back in 1976?) and (that thing I did in 1981) and OH (that thing when I was you know) and who could forget (well you know THAT?) and that one usually comes out making me sound like FOREST GUMP. I just figured if I kept asking for years and years for forgiveness then God would get that I'm still sorry about it, and get that I've not forgotten and keep forgiving me for it. I carried around such emotional baggage and guilt - It was just killing me. And of course - some of those things other people knew about and like your mother in law were mean or spiteful because they were so miserable in their own lives and hadn't found forgiveness in their own misdeeds - they felt the need to open their mouths and put my business out on the street - and well - people like that are really, small minded, petty people. FORGIVE HER. FORGIVE YOURSELF....and understand this. (and I'm not preaching BUT) Our higher power does not ----DOES NOT want us to ask forgiveness for any of our sins - BUT - ONE TIME.......ONCE and done - and it's gone. Like Step said also - That's why there was a man on the cross - ONCE, and done. </p><p></p><p>So the next time you beat yourself up over your son - YOUR PRECIOUS GIFT OF A SON.....regardless of how he got here.....REGARDLESS OF IF you think ......"YOU THINK" your husband favors the other....we all have our favorites - but I would bet.....he LOVES ALL OF HIS CHILDREN different but the same. I know another Father like that. REGARDLESS OF how many times you THINK you've had to ask your husbands forgiveness - it should have only had to have been ONCE. Because he's not more perfect than the man on the cross....and he ONLY asks ONCE.....ONCE AND DONE.....</p><p></p><p>I thought it was very 'interesting' how the channel got changed that morning with a puppy bootie call........I certainly wouldn't have deliberately stuck to that chanenel..But there was a message in there for a woman who had been beating herself up over a lot of things....over and over - and oddly enough that time, that day - I just sat there quietly and said - I'm going to ask once more - for these things - and now? I can't even remember how badly it felt to carry them for so many years. I needed to hear that message that day - and I hope it helps you understand - it's once - and done. And you've been given a precious gift. It doesn't matter how we get here......it's what we do once were here that counts. </p><p></p><p></p><p>Hugs & Love </p><p>Star</p><p>(cause I have no idea how I got here - either)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Star*, post: 533106, member: 4964"] You know something? I was sitting in my room one Sunday morning and I was flipping through the channels - and I came across this (do not laugh at me) televangelist. I wouldn't have watched except what caught my ears was the man was talking and preaching about - FORGIVENESS. I mean everyone messes up, everyone falls short of grace everyday, everyone sins (being politically correct here), and like Step said we're all human. Okay with the exception of a few ex's and Mother in laws and ex mother in laws, and some sister in laws, and a few sisters, and lemme think - I better include a few brothers, someones Mother and a couple of Fathers, step relations and that should about cover our board here. (aunts and uncles, grands et al) So anyway - I'm sitting there and this tv evanglist says the most incredible thing, because as a difficult child Mom, I have beaten myself up pretty good over the years. I've done some things that I had not forgiven myself for -oh going back to as far back as I could remember. I'm talking like gradeschool. So I'm listening and he's talking and between you and me? MY thoughts have always been that when I made a colossal bo-bo? If I kept saying (to my higher power) I'm sorry for (that thing) and kept saying PLEASE FORGIVE ME for - (that thing) remember Lord, (that thing I did back in 1976?) and (that thing I did in 1981) and OH (that thing when I was you know) and who could forget (well you know THAT?) and that one usually comes out making me sound like FOREST GUMP. I just figured if I kept asking for years and years for forgiveness then God would get that I'm still sorry about it, and get that I've not forgotten and keep forgiving me for it. I carried around such emotional baggage and guilt - It was just killing me. And of course - some of those things other people knew about and like your mother in law were mean or spiteful because they were so miserable in their own lives and hadn't found forgiveness in their own misdeeds - they felt the need to open their mouths and put my business out on the street - and well - people like that are really, small minded, petty people. FORGIVE HER. FORGIVE YOURSELF....and understand this. (and I'm not preaching BUT) Our higher power does not ----DOES NOT want us to ask forgiveness for any of our sins - BUT - ONE TIME.......ONCE and done - and it's gone. Like Step said also - That's why there was a man on the cross - ONCE, and done. So the next time you beat yourself up over your son - YOUR PRECIOUS GIFT OF A SON.....regardless of how he got here.....REGARDLESS OF IF you think ......"YOU THINK" your husband favors the other....we all have our favorites - but I would bet.....he LOVES ALL OF HIS CHILDREN different but the same. I know another Father like that. REGARDLESS OF how many times you THINK you've had to ask your husbands forgiveness - it should have only had to have been ONCE. Because he's not more perfect than the man on the cross....and he ONLY asks ONCE.....ONCE AND DONE..... I thought it was very 'interesting' how the channel got changed that morning with a puppy bootie call........I certainly wouldn't have deliberately stuck to that chanenel..But there was a message in there for a woman who had been beating herself up over a lot of things....over and over - and oddly enough that time, that day - I just sat there quietly and said - I'm going to ask once more - for these things - and now? I can't even remember how badly it felt to carry them for so many years. I needed to hear that message that day - and I hope it helps you understand - it's once - and done. And you've been given a precious gift. It doesn't matter how we get here......it's what we do once were here that counts. Hugs & Love Star (cause I have no idea how I got here - either) [/QUOTE]
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