Just finished YA cell group, we watched the documentary on Jim Elliot life as a missionary.. The group of 5 missionaries went into the Amazon jungle in search for Waodani, a very fierce tribe of warriors. All were killed by the tribe leaving behind their children and wives.
If we are one of the child or the wive, knowing that these people killed your husband or father, what would our respond be towards this tribe?
hatred, anger, bitterness??
revenge & wish them dead?
curse them and pray the worst for them?
love & forgive them?
bless & help them?
revenge & wish them dead?
curse them and pray the worst for them?
love & forgive them?
bless & help them?
The wives and children actually went back to the tribe in the jungle, staying with them and provide them medication and vaccination, in other word, caring and loving them.
The ending of the documentary, when the son hear the confession of the father's killer, yes, he is hurt, sad, angry and many other emotions..imagine loosing your father at young age, missing those love and moments that you should have with your father, simply because someone else took his life merciless and now...the murderer is right there in front of you, offering his life in return..which is easier? to take up the spear and kill the man or to tell the man, i forgive you??
Tears flows down my face when the son told the father's killer, "You did not kill my father, but he choose to give his life for your people."
If it's not for the love of God, the grace & mercy of God, the strength of God...it is almost impossible and inhuman to be able to forgive the person that has taken away our love one and cause us such misery and pain.. it is almost impossible to sacrifices our comfort in our lovely home to live in jungle that do not have all the necessities just to help the tribe that has killed your love one...
It is all because of LOVE....and we can LOVE because GOD FIRST LOVE US...
The ending of the documentary, when the son hear the confession of the father's killer, yes, he is hurt, sad, angry and many other emotions..imagine loosing your father at young age, missing those love and moments that you should have with your father, simply because someone else took his life merciless and now...the murderer is right there in front of you, offering his life in return..which is easier? to take up the spear and kill the man or to tell the man, i forgive you??
Tears flows down my face when the son told the father's killer, "You did not kill my father, but he choose to give his life for your people."
If it's not for the love of God, the grace & mercy of God, the strength of God...it is almost impossible and inhuman to be able to forgive the person that has taken away our love one and cause us such misery and pain.. it is almost impossible to sacrifices our comfort in our lovely home to live in jungle that do not have all the necessities just to help the tribe that has killed your love one...
It is all because of LOVE....and we can LOVE because GOD FIRST LOVE US...
It really touch my heart when I watch this movie... and it really moves me...it's not easy to forgive those that cause pain and hurt to us..but it's not impossible... it makes me realize that it is a decision that we make...whether we want to forgive or to hold it against the people that cause us misery...
Forgiveness, reflects genuine love that will change the other person and set our own heart free, giving us freedom and joy...
Unforgiveness, will only birth to bitterness, hatred, anger, hurt...slavery and bondage of a heart of misery & pain...
Forgiveness, reflects genuine love that will change the other person and set our own heart free, giving us freedom and joy...
Unforgiveness, will only birth to bitterness, hatred, anger, hurt...slavery and bondage of a heart of misery & pain...
1 comments:
FORGIVENESS!! Tough one but Possible!! It involves more of an act of willingness to do so..not easy...and esp the healing part, takes time.fuh..but i believe as soon as we are willing to forgive, by the Grace of God we are able to do so...AMEN!! Everyday we must learn to live a lifestyle of forgiving...because everyday Jesus Christ forgives us..AMEN!!
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