Preface: I realize not every relationship is healthy, the unhealthy ones are a minority, as the great majority of relationshps in life have awesome potential to be everything those participating in them want it to be. This is written for those in the great majority to thoughtfully consider and contemplate.
Too many people in our twenty-first century society are too quick to judge, close doors, and walk away from good relationships. They figure it is easier to follow the crowd and count themselves as just another one in an ever growing majority.
Too many people in our twenty-first century society are too quick to judge, close doors, and walk away from good relationships. They figure it is easier to follow the crowd and count themselves as just another one in an ever growing majority.
I am writing in opposition to the malaise which so many instantly feel is the key to relieving pressures in pursuit of some semblance of perceived happiness. True happiness is found staying in your garden. If we are to pursue righteousness and unfailing love as written in Proverbs 21:21, then why do so many choose such a contradictory path.
Every relationship is like a garden and marriage itself is a garden. We are to plan, plant, fertilize, water, prune and reap the rewards of a flourishing garden.
Running away is cowardice and the weak person’s way of handling their stress. Breaking up long-term relationships and marriage is definitely not the pursuit of the sublime. I believe in the saving grace of Jesus Christ and the power of forgiveness. Forgiveness is the key that unlocks the door to eternity and forgiveness is the key that unlocks the door to tranquility on earth. Only the foolish fail understand the impact of reconciliation and practicing real love.
It is by His stripes we are healed. If Jesus took so much punishment for us to reconcile you and I back with the Father, then what experience do we have to compare with His suffering and death? The magnitude of His sacrifice minimizes the trivialities of the complaints we have with one another.
This brings me back to my point of staying in the garden. Sure, it is going to take work, no one ever said it would not. We have to water, fertilize, provide love, care, prune and improve ourselves. It will sometimes be a joy and at times a real toil, but the rewards of the harvest are worth the effort.
An older couple was once asked, “What is the key to a happy marriage?” They replied in unison, “A Short Memory!” There you have it in a nutshell – forgiveness!
I have come to believe that forgiveness is a quality of an evolved person and it becomes a part of their lifestyle. It does not mean they are weak or allow others to run over them, but they choose to really forgive. In this way, they live with freedom, peace and greater joy discovering the true essence of who they are. They are relieved from the poison grip of resentment which weakens so many lives.
In this world where so many people publicly want to race away to their own notions and beliefs, I am here to stand beside the teachings of my God. It is a privilege to kneel before Him and ask for His forgiveness. In His forgiveness we find life and peace.
Share a piece of His love today, forgive others, promote them with your love and extend to them the joy found in accepting Him.
What is so amazing when we forgive, we become the water and the fertilizer of our relationships. Our garden then flourishes, the flower of our relationship blooms and it is beautiful. ‘To forgive is to love, and to love is to forgive.’
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