tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840583052082043960.post2058129859549577785..comments2023-08-21T06:23:51.129-07:00Comments on Amazing Salvation: Pride and ForgivenessKelly Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02990072727974408086noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840583052082043960.post-91692096880819556182009-04-29T19:39:00.000-07:002009-04-29T19:39:00.000-07:00I can relate with this post on forgiveness. When ...I can relate with this post on forgiveness. When I get upset with someone, these verses come to mind:<br /><br />Matthew 6:14-15 ESV For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, (15) but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.<br /><br />If we want God to forgive us, we must forgive those who wrong us, and that is where sometimes my pride also gets in the way...<br /><br />Just take it one day at a time, and pray to Jesus that He will continue to make my heart flesh and remove all the stone.<br /><br />Thank you for sharing this...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06659774912297021009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840583052082043960.post-5855021849423612702009-04-28T04:07:00.000-07:002009-04-28T04:07:00.000-07:00I pray that the Lord will take away your pride and...I pray that the Lord will take away your pride and fill you with His love and mercy.<br /><br />I guess I have a perspective different from some, in that I do not think that to truly forgive, we must always maintain a relationship with someone...In fact, I believe that often times, doing that very thing is borne of pride...especially when that someone is a relative or a life-long friend...sometimes we subconsciously fear what others will think if we DON'T continue a relationship...sometimes we are too proud to be the one to walk away.<br />I think we must pray for discernment in these situations. We must ask ourselves "Why do I want to continue a relationship"...if the answers are that we feel God wants this person in our life, or that we need to learn what this person has to offer, etc...then I'd say continue the relationship....but if the answers are "because we have been friends for so long....or because I don't want them to think I haven't forgiven them"...then perhaps we are being led by pride.<br />I hope that you find peace!Judy Dudichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08075072259006322851noreply@blogger.com