[Faith-talk] forgiveness Re: developmental delay among the blind

[Vejas Vasiliauskas]

Hi Debby,
Thank you for the message. I think I might be in the same part of the
process as you. I wanted mine to die too at first. Now I still
sometimes feel this way, but I now mainly just want him to apologize.
I can also relate to him popping back in your life''' this school
adult acts like he's a teenager in high school who just can't be
bothered. I know he has issues. Like there have been times where I had
thought I was doing fine with the process, then he'd do something
again. It's good you warn people about him. In my case I don't tell
everyone at school because they might like him, since he likes to act
innocent.
I'm still not emotionally ready to pray for him yet, though.
I don't know about you, but I feel that despite my negative experience
I have come out a stronger person in the end.
Good luck in your forgiveness process.
Vejas

On 12/31/14, Debby Phillips <semisweetdebby at gmail.com> wrote:
> First of all, I like how you said that it's okay to feel sorry
> for yourself, but not too much.  That's great!
>
> I think forgiving the person who did bad stuff to me is, and has
> been the hardest thing in my life, or at least one of them.  And
> I'm not even sure I've done it.  I don't want to ever see him
> again, I wouldn't trust him ever, and have warned others that
> they shouldn't.  But I have made progress.  I used to wish that
> he would die a painful death.  (I'm not joking).  I don't wish
> that anymore, and the other day I thought, I need to pray that he
> has an encounter with Christ.  Not like at death or whatever, but
> soon while he can repent and be baptized.
>
> I know what it means to have God's forgiveness, but God forgets
> our sins and I don't have that ability.  So wow, maybe I haven't
> totally forgiven.  Sigh.  He just keeps invading my life, and I
> just don't want him to be part of it at all.    Blessings,
> Debby and Neena
>