The Sweet Bliss of Forgiveness

This blog post started a long while ago when I decided to have a horrible prideful attitude about something. I tried (a little) to change that attitude and it only seemed to grow worse. It all came to a head on Saturday and I just had had enough and allowed that attitude to fester inside me all day long. On Sunday when I went to church I began to realize that this horribly negative attitude was holding me back from feeling in touch with the spirit. I decided there was only one thing to do about it. I asked for forgiveness from my Father in Heaven.

As I prayer I asked Him to forgive me and also to help me to know when I was forgiven as well as if there was more I needed to do to be forgiven. As I sat through Sacrament meeting I was in tears because of the peace the message on faith gave to me. It was exactly what I needed to hear. I was reminded through my thoughts that because I had exercised faith in the atonement of Jesus Christ that I had been forgiven and the peace it brought was such an amazing peace. There is no pride that can compare to the sweetness of the Lord's peace.

What I have learned from this experience is that if I do have problems that rather than allow myself to become upset by others sayings or doings I should turn to the Lord and ask Him how I should deal with it. If I will place Him at the helm of my ship and allow Him to direct my life I will not lose sight of Him or the lessons that He would have me learn. I am thankful for this lesson as well as the beautiful reminder of how sweet it is to be forgiven as well as how sweet it is to forgive. Holding things in and finding anger with them is only hurting ourselves it is not showing anyone anything and it often doesn't even occur to them what is going on. I pray that I may always practice forgiveness quickly so that I can stay close to the Lord my God.