They say forgiveness is the hardest test if we truly love. Just last week, Pastor Ricky of CCF reminded us about this truth and an incident that happened this week allowed us to quickly apply what we learned.
First. Forgiveness is a choice.
Showing forgiveness is a choice just as loving is a choice.
An employee took a huge amount of money without us knowing. She had been with us for nine years. We trusted her as a cashier. That incident made me angry not only to her but to the supervisors in-charge. There were controls but they were bypassed.
It is difficult to forgive her and the supervisors who could have prevented these things to happen but we chose to forgive. She had just gave birth three months ago and might be in need of cash. Her relatives also depended on her solely. As for the supervisors, they were too trusting.
Second. Forgiving is trusting God
We can only forgive by the grace of God. If we trust that God is in full control of our lives and our circumstances, we will surrender difficult matters to Him. We may not know why God allowed certain things to happen, but we should know that He is a great and awesome God.
We may have lost money, but I know for sure that God can restore what we have lost and give so much more! And that this incident is also for our good in the long run.
We started to rethink our controls and our processes. We are still in the process of correcting our system but I believe we will get there little by little.
Third. Show kindness
Vengeance is God’s. We ought to show kindness to people who have hurt us so that they may know God in the process as well.
As the employers, my aunt and my mom could have said or done mean things to her but they acted calmly. They also gave her pay for the cutoff before they asked her to leave.
For me, it was unfair that she got her pay even though she took more but God reminded me that this is a way of showing kindness to her and honoring Him as well.
When we choose to forgive, we will have peace. Choosing to forgive also means we are trusting God’s control in our lives. And lastly, when we forgive, we show kindness.
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