Not easy to forgive

Well before I start I need to ask for your forgiveness as this blog is very late. Last year we as a family have been praying for work to keep flowing in and now God is blessing us overflowing. So much so that I have to somehow learn to manage all the work at the same time. Multi-tasking, I think it is a girl thing.

The question of forgiveness came in as we covered the last of "The Legend of Joe Jacobson" series "Right where you want 'em". For those who have missed it, it is the story of Joseph son of Jacob. No matter how bad your life is, Joseph was worst and no matter how good it gets, Joseph had it better.

He was sold into slavery – God was with him;
He rose to prominence among the slaves – God was with him;
He was falsely accused of sexual misconduct and thrown into jail – God was with him;
He rose to prominence among the prisoners – God was with him;
He was forgotten in jail – God was with him;
He rose to prominence in all of Egypt – God was with him;

Do you see a pattern? Yes God was with him all the time. He was silent in places but He was never absent.

Can anyone really forgive? Forgiveness is not for the weak. The most courageous thing you can do is to forgive. Easy words to write but are they easy to do? In life people that have hurt you the most will one day need you. Joseph found himself in that very position, he could have taken revenge against his brothers, and he had the power. But he did what anyone would have knowing that God was with him do. He gave what they did not deserve.

It is at that moment that an abused person has the tendency to abuse. It might not even be the person who mistreated you in the first place but you now have the power. Knowing that God is always with you, what will you do in that situation? Would you be God's rod that smiteth? You see, it is easy to play God than give what is not deserved.