Forgive
God? How absurd! The very idea may seem ridiculous, even offensive to
some people, but there are times when it seems the only way one can
be reconciled with the One True God is to forgive Him.
Truly,
forgiving God is never necessary, and yet you may have experienced a
time in your life when you have had some resentment, even hatred
toward God for situations that you have found yourself in. Or perhaps
a loved one, an innocent stranger, or a child, has suffered horribly,
all because God did not rescue them or prevent them from getting
harmed.
You simply can not blame God for things that you
bring upon yourself. If you want to improve your life you need to
learn to get over the past and move forward. Do you think that anyone
that caused you pain in some way is having sleepless nights or
dreaming of some way to get even with you? Life goes on and unless
you do as well you will never get ahead in life.
God does not
want to punish you or cause you harm, He wants you to be the best
that you can be! You think He comes up with commands to keep you from
having fun, but that is completely false. He wants you to enjoy life
to the fullest, but in a way that is respectful and shows morals. Any
father would want his child to have the best life possible, that is
why there are rules that we need to follow.
Yes, some things
in life happen due to past sins, even sins that family and friends
committed, but some things happen simply for God to prepare, teach,
and even protect us. Some things we will never know the reason until
we see God face to face. However, just as we have to forgive those
who wronged us we also need to forgive God if we feel He has wronged
us. Always, remember that God uses all situations, good and bad for
good who love Him. "And we know that all
things work together for good
to them that love
God, to them who are the called according to his purpose."
- Romans 8:28.
The death of a loved one may be to save them
from even more pain or suffering. A child or woman that has been
abused or hurt may make us aware of dangerous people, whom we should
have never trusted, and allows us to save others from being
victimized. A tragic accident may make us aware of safety issues or
dangerous habits that we need to break.
We all have
experienced a time in our lives when we look up to God and ask
"Why?", but no matter what happens God loves us and wants
the best for us. Every situation we are faced with prepares us and
grows us and it is up us to decide whether or not we want to use that
experience to do better or worse with our lives. We can not hold on
to grudges unless we are willing to spend the rest of our lives
hating life and blaming others or God for situations we create all on
our own or can not control.