Unforgiveness is like a padlock…locked from the inside...

Unforgiveness is like a padlock…locked from the inside

It’s like being locked in a room…in bondage…with access to the key

A lifestyle of unforgiveness creates a pattern of…

Constantly returning to a room locked from the inside and refusing to come out

Anger is the root of unforgiveness…if we’re honest about it

Anger at some person, place or thing…or even ourselves

Forgiveness is a choice, a process and can be hard

Some of us don’t realize that we are padlocked from the inside…with unforgiveness

Some of us acknowledge our unforgiveness…but refuse to use the key to free ourselves

Some are locked within a room of many rooms of unforgiveness

There are times in our lives that we may free ourselves…one room at a time

And for some…unlocking one to find that they’re still locked in another

The good news is…don’t give up on unlocking all of those padlocks of unforgiveness

No matter who, what or why…free yourself…don’t stay locked in…

The key to unforgiveness…is Forgiveness

It’s not something that most of us can do on our own…not in a lasting way, anyway

I personally have found that it took Jesus to help me unlock…

Some rooms that had been padlocked for years

Some without me realizing it…and others, I was choosing to stay locked in

Hurt…deep hurt…makes us feel justified in holding on to unforgiveness

But unforgiveness is like a cancer…as it continues to grow on the inside…

We may begin to see some of the effects on the outside…long after it shows up

But we can’t see the impact of all the damage that it is causing…

Inside the one that it dwells in

The pathway to healing begins when we acknowledge that something is wrong…

Take the steps to go to an expert in that area…follow the treatment prescribed…

While praying all along the way

Sometimes suddenly…other times eventually…we experience healing

Healing will occur one way or another…on this side of Glory…or the other side

And so it is with living free from unforgiveness…acknowledging it for what it is…

Going to the Expert for it…Our Creator…following His instructions on how to Forgive

And practicing it on a regular, so that it becomes a part of who we are…a natural flow

Forgiveness is the antidote for the poison of unforgiveness

I find that as we ask for forgiveness in our prayers, it’s important to ask for the flow of it…

To us and through us…it can and will benefit others, even if we don’t think they deserve it...and some may not

But what’s most important…is that it frees us from bondage…saves our souls

Unforgiveness can be taught and it can be learned

It doesn’t like being alone…it is miserable and does love company…so it recruits

It can be held on to…or it can be released…the choice really is ours

Don’t let unforgiveness hold you hostage…padlocked in a room that you have the key to

Forgiveness is the key…God is my Locksmith…resizing my key when needed

Forgiveness is for us…our soul…our peace…our sanity…our freedom…it’s for us…

It’s not something we can keep to ourselves…when we get it…we give it…

Boundaries and forgiveness are two different things...it's important to practice the difference

Forgive as much as you can…so you can Love as much as you can!