My Wonder, Discovery and Passion as a woman, wife, mother to four children, a friend, mentor, and an artist. by Grace Kostamo
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Friday, March 15, 2013
#18: There's HEALING in FORGIVENESS
An unforgiveness heart is like a stiff bone that will dry up and break in due time. But when forgiveness is watered deep inside that heart, a river of life flows...not only within thyself but to others that you are connected to. I asked the Lord how to forgive myself and others with the heart of purity, truth and love. It was a process to begin with and still is a process to keep applying it daily so we will not forget what we have learned and what God is teaching us about walking in TRUTH, PURITY and in LOVE. WE ask for healing yet sometimes we forget the motives behind why we want healing. Some of our motives is for self gain or self glorification so therefore we are on and off with the healing process and we get sick or sicker wondering why this and that. Some of us chooses not to beleive that there's power and healing in forgiveness (but there's pure healing as long your heart motive is pure, in truth and in love). Only God can see what's in the heart that defines our choices in life. We human can only tell if those choices of seeds were planted in good soil or dryland by the fruits of our labour. As the ancient wisdom from the bible said that "You can tell them by their fruits" in how to distinguish who you really are and how you live your life or how you chooses to live your life. Your fruits... a seed can generate many fruits...A fruit of forgiveness, a fruit of healing, believing without a doubt, words that can heal or kill, fruit of love, truth, courage, beauty, gratitude, praise, trust, kindness, mercy, and grace...embrace...and on and on...All kinds of seed planted grow or come with consequenses wherever you plant them. A wise seed investment in a right place is a blessing in which comes wisdom and knowledge.
We can be whole and healed if we ask God how to forgive ourselves and others..He will teach us if we are teachable and willing to live by God's law of nature in truth and love and grace. The miracle we have been asking for is always around and available but we need to show up and live a daily blessing in truth, love and grace. True change happens when your heart motive is in alignment with God's standard.
I give myself a daily permission to forgive myself and others as a gift and mark of love before I leave this place.
God's blessings,
Grace Kostamo
