Forgive to live

This year in particular seems to be one of the most death filled times of my experiences in this life. I have been in the company of death since I can remember. Constantly ushered to a funeral accompanied by the rumors, heresy's and the caskets filled with adorned members of someones family. I can remember rehearsing to act or perform at certain ceremonies. As a child I'd hear things and respond to them to gain ground or acceptance. It quickly became a trigger for a lengthy separation from reality. A complete depression filled with excuses and accusation but no merit(Acts 25:16).
As I began to journey toward ALMIGHTY GOD and HIS PURPOSE for my life, I am learning to shed negativity and gravitate toward positive and illuminated energies(Matthew 05:13-20). I can see the HAND OF GOD in my daily activities and constant evolving of my previous beliefs. Recently I witnessed the power of forgiveness at a reunion of a former place of worship. I exhaled and proceeded by faith into the path GOD DESIGNED(Romans 10:16, 17) and I must daily or at least repeatedly humble my flesh and permit my spirit to follow GOD'S PLAN(Zechariah 07:09, 10).
With the many public deaths that have been announced,
Bea Arthur, Michael Jackson, Billy Mays, to name a few. The thoughts of forgiveness have weighed at my heart and I've concluded life is too short and unexpected to stall a relationship due to monetary or imperfected truths. I have had opportunities to witness and view so many facets of life and it's abilities to alter or destroy what you or GOD had in store for your future. GOD has allowed me these experiences to grow in my faith and adopt the characteristics of Holiness and Love(Romans 12:01, 02).
As a society we look for trinkets and monetary gifts to evaluate success or failure. This is an injustice to the truth of the power and abilities granted us for being CREATED IN THE IMAGE AND LIKENESS OF GOD(Genesis 01:26-29).
It has been established and documented that GOD'S WAYS are not our ways and GOD'S THOUGHTS are not our thoughts(Isaiah 55:06-12) and the movie Passion by Mel Gibson. Many of us recite THE LORD'S PRAYER from the 6th chapter of the book of Matthew, there is a line "forgive us our debts(sins)as we forgive our debtors(sinners)." We are telling GOD to forgive us as we forgive others. Yet we harbor anger like Moses and deprive ourselves the fullness of being "set-free"(Romans 08:01-17).
Anger, resentment, envy, strife and hatred are spiritual cancers that penetrate the soul and destroy life. The time spent housing these culprits create division and cancel equality and forgiveness. Forgiveness on the other hand disables the power to destroy and allows healing and love to permeate rather than the cancer that only serves to kill.
A site, http://www.explorefaith.org/life_issues/why_forgive/forgiveness_justice.php had this to say about forgiveness. "Forgiveness and Justice
Isn't forgiveness all about things that happened in the past?
Written by L. William Countryman
In the long run, our growth in forgiveness is a part of our growth in faith. We can’t sever them from each other. As we grow in faith, we experience the change of mind and heart that brings us closer to what God has always aimed for us to be: citizens of the age to come, beloved friends to God and to one another, people whose lives overflow with God’s love, people who practice justice and peace. "
There are many situations disguised as right to prevent the practice of justice and the character of peace. If we want GOD to forgive us, we must also forgive those that we think have wronged us. Each situation involves various truths and accounts that need to be individually assessed. Permitting GOD to instruct and guide your spirit would reduce the accidents of your flesh when you are caught off guard. The evidence of freedom is the mental acceptance of that fact. You must first believe and then receive. Consistent walks in the spirit cancels the flesh and its weapons, strips the power to destroy and aides and heals every wound. You will have to train yourself to take a moment to seek GOD and do an immediate physical exam and place yourself in the hand of GOD and have HIM CORRECT the situation if that is necessary. Often times we rush to fix what isn't broke because we are viewing with the eyes of our flesh and imprisoning our spirit. Grow in grace and live in peace are easier said and done in the WILL OF GOD and not our interpretations of predicated circumstance. Families are ripped apart from a previous altercation and passed through generations, this should stop and healing will take its place and reform and rehabilitate. Friends are broken due to money or heresy and this also should stop. Relationships are an amenity to allow us growth by faith and action. Alone we have depression, doubt, loneliness and anger, in relationships we have participation, interaction and opportunities not ignited alone. Therefore we should welcome opportunities to share and learn. Appreciate every situation for without it your journey would be stagnant and void. Go in Peace forgive and begin to live.