mistakes.

we all make mistakes, right? we go and we mess up... but hey, we're only human. we're gonna mess up, and it's only natural. being forgiving is a great way to be a mistake-maker. (let me explain-that probably sounded contradicting.) i'm not saying that forgiving someone is a mistake. i'm saying that when you forgive someone, you're, in a way, saying that you understand, and you've messed up too. if you sat there being unforgiving of others who've made "worse" mistakes than you, i believe that is a mistake in itself! we have to realize that none of us are perfect. man has fallen away from god. but we must forgive like god forgave us. never cease in forgiving, and just keep pushing through the tough times.

someone once said "if you love something, let it go, and if it comes back, it was meant to be." personally, i hate that quote. to me its kind of like saying "don't forgive this person. if they're meant to be in your life, they'll come crawling back asking for forgiveness." NO! we should be forgiving even before someone appologizes. and we shouldn't be thinking bad thoughts about them before they appologize either! who knows if they will ever appologize... but it's good to just be able to be free and not to be held back by grudges.

now, i'm in no way saying i have even mastered this skill. let me tell you, i have a lot of work to do in this department. but i have an amazing god who i know will be helping me through it.