Is it hard for you to forgive?

Question

I left the ministry because of the way my sister treats my fahter who is 87 years old. It's hard fo me to continue in ministry for that reason. My daughter is goin g to be 13 next year, and I would like to be involved in the childrens ministry again. Please pray fr me.

Answer 1

Your Christian...right?
But yes, I WILL pray for you!

Answer 2

Ace, I get a very strong feeling that your leaving the Ministry is not just because of your sister's rudeness to your father. I just cannot see a man of God giving up what God has called him to do because of family problems. Forgiving others comes very easy to me. I don't hold grudges and I don't try to get even for wrongs that have been done to me. God will take care of those things in my stead. There are many sayings and quotes I could list about forgiveness but I think my favorite is this..."To forgive is to set a prisoner free, and then discover that the prisoner was you". Forgiveness does nothing for you person you've forgiven. It only frees you to go on with your life without that burden on your shoulders. Look to God for your strength and your own forgiveness. And get back to doing the will of God. I will be praying for you my friend. Prayer Warrior Sarge

Answer 3

Did the way your sister treat your father cause a scandle in your church? Were you asked to leave because of this scandle? I have know church leaders that chose to step down because they were going thru a divorce or other family problems and who felt that they could not minister to others until they resolved their own problems first. Many times after their crisis had past these same church leaders came back stronger than ever for the lessons they had learned and were able to give better leadership and guidence than before. ( God forgives us freely if we just ACCEPT it)P.S. I like the story my daddy used to tell me about God's forgiveness. He likened it to a candy store that had a big barrel of candy. On this barrel of candy was a sign that said"FREE CANDY ,HELP YOUR SELF" Now in the same store was a crowd of people who were drooling over the candy and commenting how much they wanted some. One by one these people left the store with out the candy thinking that there was a catch. Finally one little boy scoops up a hand full and said "well,. the sign said it is free.
God forgives us without strings attached we just have to accept it. Then pass it along to others.

Answer 4

Not anymore, the older I get I find it easer to forgive people . Most of the time the hurt caused is not intentional and I see myself at a younger age doing some of the things that other people are doing. I dont like a lot of the things I see but life is short and for me is getting shorter a lot quicker. I am carrying enough baggage I will have to explain when the time comes with out picking up more by not being able to forgive debitors

Answer 5

Ace, you left the ministry because you chose to. You cannot justifiably accuse anyone for the choice you made. I too left the ministry bitter because of a woman in our church when I was a young man and was so embittered it took 12 years of misery and harsh lessons to learn that I made the choice and had to forgive this person. We wrestle not against flesh and blood but against the forces of evil. People many times are being used by the enemy because they are not walking in complete obedience to God and this brings discomfort which ultimately leads to offense. You need to realize this battle is not with your sister but the enemy of your soul. Pray for your sister and make a conscious choice to forgive her because you can clearly see this battle is NOT between you and her. I will pray for God to bring you to this place of healing and forgiveness. In Jesus Name.

Intercessor Prayer Warrior

Answer 6

At first it seems hard for me to forgive. Then I think, is what the person did to me worth them spending eternity in Hell? So then I start praying for them, and being nice to them, and blessing them. The Bible says this is like putting burning coals on them.
Leaving the ministry was your decision. I can understand the point, but there aren't any perfect ministers out there, just forgiven, and forgiving!
I will pray for you, and for your sister, and dad.

†Prayer Warrior At Your Request†

Answer 7

It is never hard to forgive others, learn first not to forgive yourself for any misconduct of the self. I dont know the reasons to leave the ministry. That is also a form of service, try to manage both.

Answer 8

Beacuse we are just human, we sometimes have pride in ourselves. Sometimes, it takes us too long time for us to forgive someone who hurt us. But if you live by faith in Christ, it will not be hard for you to do it.

But the Gospel of Christ teaches us of forgiveness. We can find it in the Holy Scriptures which Christ taught us. "LOVE YOUR ENEMIES AND PRAY FOR THOSE WHO PERSECUTE YOU" Matthew 5:44. In this verse, Christ taught us about forgiveness. As mentioned forgiveness is not enough, Christ also teaches us to pray for them.

Jesus Christ was the greatest example of this. When he told His Father to forgive those people who nailed him on the cross.Christ said "FATHER FORGIVE THEM FOR THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT THEY DO" Luke 23:24.

Another great example of this is the late Pope John Paul II. In 1981, Mehmet Ali Agca, a Turkish, shot the Pope in St. Peter's Square. He fired several times and critically wounded the Pope. Four bullets hit Pope John Paul II, two of them lodging in his lower intestine, the others hitting his left hand and right arm. Following the shooting, Pope John Paul II asked the people to "pray for my brother (Agca), whom I have sincerely forgiven". In 1983, he and Agca met and spoke privately at the prison where Agca was being held and the Pope asked the Government to release Agca out of prison.

That is my answer, "A PERSON WITH A FAITHFUL AND A HUMBLE HEART EASILY FORGIVES ANYONE WHO HURTS THEM".

If you forgave someone who offended you, God will also forgive you.

I hope this helps you and anyone who reads it. Good day and God Bless!

Answer 9

It used to be hard.
I have two brothers and had 1 sister (deceased), my Mom deceased (recently), seemed to always favor the boys and that aggravated the heck out of me, even when they did horrible things to her. I was very angry for a long time and while just prior to my Mom's death had I let go, needless to say I wish I had sooner.
Now I spend time trying to convince my teenage son not to be angry at his uncles. Tre difficult, he had a great professor.
It is true, forgiving makes you feel better. Let God handle the rest.
Good Luck, for your daughters sake.

Answer 10

yes it can be hard to forgive. I know a woman whose husband was killed by a drunk driver. She has three children now being raised without their dad. The man who killed him received only 7 years though they were hoping for him to receive 24 as he killed many people in his drunken state. Yet, she says she has forgiven him for killing the man she loved, leaving her with three kids under ten, and knowing he wasn't punished justly. Wow. I can only hope i'd be able to do that. Good luck with your sister, pray, God will help you forgive her if you're willing to try.

Answer 11

forgiveness is the key to happiness
if you don't forgive you'll feel like something is making your heart heavy and you'll probaly feel just as bad or worse then the person who needs forgiving.

Teach your sister to treat your father how you believe he should be treated

i will pray for you

-best wishes and good luck:)