Not forgiving others is like drinking poison and expecting others to die as a result. After hearing Jan's story, I realize it is so true. Unforgiveness eats away at our hearts and minds and can put us in a very dark place in life. God, who is perfect, chooses to forgive us, who are not perfect. Jesus, God's Son, was betrayed by his closest friends. One friend who vowed to follow him forever claimed he did not even know Jesus when Jesus was arrested. In spite of this, Jesus asked for His Father to forgive those who tortured and persecuted Him while hanging on a wooden cross as a sacrifice. Our God knows the hurt of betrayal, yet He forgives again and again and again and ....
So we, too, must do so. It is hard. Jan will share how being hurt by people and leaders in her church family almost devastated her. Listen to how she came through the struggle to forgive and what happened as a result. Her story will bring God glory.
