Forgiveness is often a process, not a one-and-done stop ~KE

Wednesday Word

​It’s not fair, she argued. Why, when I was the one hurt, do I have to be the one to
change? She waited for an answer.

Thanks for joining us for Wednesday’s Word with Kim-Evinda and Trench Classes
United. Have you ever encountered this situation where you were the one hurt by
someone, but God was asking you to change? Join Kim-Evinda as she wrestles with
this very thing.

When the answer came, it wasn’t what she wanted to hear…at all. But the truth of the
answer settled in her soul like the missing piece of a puzzle, nestled perfectly, ending
the search. There was no arguing with truth.

“My daughter, when someone sins against you, you don’t have to rub their noses in it;
when someone is not doing what you want them to do, you don’t need to remind them. I
see it all. Now I have a question for you: What if your one purpose was to love this
person like they’ve not been loved? To say nothing at all but to love in action?”
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She wanted to scream: This is my vacation, too! But she bit her tongue. She didn’t
argue; she couldn’t. All she could do was to pray for strength to do just that. And yet,
there was a diamond that glistened to the surface of it all to carry with her to and
through any conflict. It even coincided with what her mentor had just shared with her: if
he/she is showing resentment, partner with forgiveness; if he/she is showing anger,
partner with love and say nothing at all. It will speak louder than any words of wisdom
you may impart.

Friend, oftentimes, we need to be the change we want to see. There’s no arguing with
truth and the fact of the matter is He who began a new and good work will be faithful to
complete it…until we see Him face to face! (Philippians 1:6)

Love,
Kim-Evinda