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The Three Hardest Words to Say in Any Language |
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Posted By: blessings2you
The entire course of human history could have been altered many times over if certain people would have been able to utter the three hardest words in any language. The entire course of countless doomed relationships could have turned out differently if one of the parties would have been able to utter the three hardest words in any language. The entire course of each one of our lives would be entirely different if we had at critical times chosen to utter the three hardest words in any language.
Nowhere in any place known to man is there a promise that during the span of one's life there will never be a time when mistakes aren't made. As humans, we are bound to fail many times over in this lifetime. To err, certainly is an earmark of being human. The problems we encounter in life are not so much because we fail, but because we cannot accept failure in ourselves or others. The inability to handle defeat, lapses of judgment and mistakes has cost people their marriages, jobs and even their lives.
Those least able to handle shortcomings in others are usually under the mistaken assumption they have none themselves. The stark reality is that as the one who believes he is perfect is pointing a finger at someone else, he is pointing three back at himself. Anyone so blinded as to think they never fall short of perfection and who demands the same of those around them is someone universally despised and hated for their tyranny and as is usually the case, their hypocrisy.
There is nothing so sad in the realm of animals as to see a "broken" dog, horse or even circus animal. Some trainers are so relentlessly cruel that in the course of attempting to develop a "champion" they succeed in breaking the will of the animal. Once broken, the animal is worthless to the trainer and is usually put down. At times one of these animals will make it to a shelter where they are the very epitomization of depression, fear, lack of confidence and desire to please.
We have all known "broken" people who came out of abusive relationships who also look and act the same way as broken animals. Battered women, children and senior citizens all manifest the same clear cut signs that exhibit for all to see the wounds of relentless physical, mental or verbal abuse. These are the very people God holds a special place in His heart for. When the Bible speaks of the poor and needy those being referenced are the ones who have been broken in this life.
History is littered with examples of tyrants; whether leaders of nations, parents or children. History is littered with shattered lives and broken people who had no other choice but to endure physical torture, mental anguish or verbal abuse through no fault of their own. Whether it is the millions who died in concentration camps during World War II, the battered wife who faces the same ordeal over and over again, or the troubled teenager who never knew his father; hurt people are hurt people.
There is no excuse for one human deliberately hurting another, yet by nature, humans do this all the time. There is no excuse for any kind of abuse; whether physical, mental or verbal to be directed at anyone at any time. There is no excuse for ever neglecting a child, ever striking a spouse or ever verbally demeaning an elderly person. Those who are guilty of such things are but tyrants in their own way. Being such, they need help, direction and someone to confront them.
Jesus came to present a brand new way of living and it is called love. When He laid out the astounding truths on the sermon on the mount, he removed from the equation the freedom to retaliate for wrongs done by another. This dramatic break from the Old Testament is so profound it took Jesus living it to possibly grasp the concept. The entire concept of "turning the other cheek" is so foreign and so against our nature it is believed by few and done by fewer still.
Everything within us demands instantaneous justice when wronged. Everything within us demands "an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth". We want to see tyrants brought to justice and punished for their tyranny. We want to drag the guilty through town and hang them on the highest tree. We want to see our enemies defeated, disgraced and destroyed. This was all perfectly fine in the Old Testament; but Jesus ushered in a new and different way which demands forgiveness and compassion.
There is little that can be done for the tyrants ruling countries far from us. There is little that can be done for those tortured and slain on a daily basis around the world except pray for them. Where any of us can make a difference is with the people we know living in or coming out of abusive relationships. If there are any people who need someone to understand and help them, it is those who have been broken by the tyranny of another who demanded perfection or slavery.
Jesus Christ suffered and endured every form of physical, mental and verbal abuse known to man. He never cried out in pain, he never tried to break free and strike back at those hurting him and he never cursed or screamed at those who were disgracing him. He willingly took it all and never so much as complained. He was beaten, scourged and whipped mercilessly. He was mocked, ridiculed, scorned and laughed at. Yet, he never did anything but turn the other cheek.
Jesus was nailed to the cross for crimes he did not commit. Nearly everyone he knew had forsaken him. His body screamed at him with pain never suffered by any man who ever lived. Thorns dug into his head, nails were driven into his hands and feet and blood from his wounds dripped relentlessly. Yet, Jesus managed to open his eyes and look at the guards who had beat him, at the Pharisees who had accused him and his men who had abandoned him and said the three hardest words in any language;
I FORGIVE YOU.
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allforhim |
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Posted by:
allforhim 
(Posted: 05/05/08 7:27pm)
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Forgiveness frees you from the "victim mentality" which is so prevalent today. Forgiveness says Yes, you hurt me, but I am going love you anyway. Forgiveness stops us from wanting to hurt those who hurt us. Forgiveness stops the chain of whatever is going on. Sometimes we like our "victim mentality" sometimes we feel so justified for our behavior, we do not want to give it up, but then it turns into a prison.
My childhood was less then ideal, I carried many hurts with me until I was 27 years old. My dad did something really rotten to me and I was so upset, but my eyes became unveiled by the the sharing of my grandmother. She shared with me how rotten a childhood my dad had, wrought with abuse and it gave me compassion for my dad. It gave me an understanding of his side of things and I finally accepted that my parents did the best with what they had, I had no reason to be angry. I was free! And I realized, I do have a choice, I can continue on passing these mistakes right on down the line, or I can do it differently. Oh, it was like a freedom I had never known, and a lightness of my spirit.
We, as Christians, must always remember that we have been forgiven much, and if we are going to hold a person to such a strict judgment, we had best think about standing before, a very loving God, but a very just and holy God. We are called to forgive, 7 x 70, no matter how much the other person has hurt us. The funny thing is that it does very little for the other person, but for us it is the most freeing thing in the world, and it opens our hearts up for love, whereas with unforgiveness, there is no room for real love.
Forgiveness is the very heart of being a Christian, without we have nothing but eternal damnation!
Thanks for the reminder to forgive, as Christ has forgiven me. Praise God, for I a such an underserving sinner, just like all of you  !
Blessings!
Andrea
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Posted by:
doulos
(Posted: 05/05/08 11:57pm)
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I really appreciate the perspective you've put on it. Thank you B2Y for another heart-opening entry 
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allforhim |
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Posted by:
allforhim
(Posted: 05/06/08 2:45am)
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May I also add two other sets of three words that are very difficult to say, but need to be said as well.
I am sorry. 
I was wrong.
The root of unforgiveness is pride. Pride is what keeps us in unforgiveness and if you are unwilling to say these two sets of wordsl, that is also unforgiveness.
Unforgiveness is the demand that you are right, the other is wrong and that becomes more important than restoration. 
More thoughts that came to me after a restful sleep. 
Blessings!
Andrea
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Posted by:
youaregolden
(Posted: 05/06/08 5:24am)
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Thank you for this blog blessings! "I forgive you" is definately one of the hardest sentences to say. And like my mom said " I am wrong" and "I am sorry" are also very hard. Awesome blog Blessings! God Bless!
YSIC,
-Golden 
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Posted by:
blackrose65
(Posted: 05/06/08 6:58am)
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Wonderful blog. Faith works by love and love does not work without forgiveness and true repentance. It takes a spirit of meekness to admit our own faults, and strength of character to be transparent enough to share them with others.
Once forgiveness is offered, and apologies are given we can only pray that our sincere efforts to walk in love are received in the spirit in which they are made.
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