But if you don't forgive, neither will your Father, [Who] is in heaven forgive your trespasses. Mark 11:26 NIV Bible
Last week, I wrote about rarely forgiving myself when I've done something in the past. A friend gave me the impression that I'm not honoring the sacrifice Jesus Christ gave on the cross in order to forgive us of our sins, so that we may have Salvation.
Well, I truly believe that, and that the Lord forgives me all my sins, if I ask Him, and I have asked Him many times. The thing is, I have difficulty forgiving myself. I don't think about those things often, but I still do think of them periodically. This particular Bible verse says: But if you don't forgive, neither will your Father, [Who] is in heaven forgive your trespasses. Usually, I always take this to mean if you don't forgive others, and I think this verse is phrased that way in other books of the Bible.
But this particular verse just says if you don't forgive, I won't be forgiven. I'm having this tug of war. Part of me thinks, I should focus on this interpretation. The other part of me thinks, that by periodically rethinking some of the things I've done, that I regret, I won't become complacent, and it gives me more of a contrite, and humble spirit, but only the Lord God knows for sure which is best. I still need to prayerfully contemplate this! The Lord will show me what I should do, but it's on His timing and not mine!
