Second Chances..

Well, this weekend at church i realized that i needed a second chance. Something that's been on my mind is my dad's relationship with me, well there is none! I wish there was one, but he's missed out on 4 or so years of my life. My grades in 11th and 12th grade weren't the greatest and my senior year was horrible only because i felt like my dad abandoned me and he wasn't in my life.

I went to service and glad that i did. It was about second chances. Here are some things that i learned from the message.......



~ With forgiveness we falsely assume it's for the benefit of the other person.

~ "I don't owe them forgiveness, they owe me, they took from me"

~ Have mercy on other just as i have had mercy on you-Jesus said

~ You have got to forgive or I am going to come after you-Jesus said

~ Jesus knows that to refuse to forgive is to push the self-destruct button

~ I was living my live chained to all kinds of baggage and it's eating me up

~ You will never allow the past to be the past until you deal with forgiveness

~ Jesus died for us(me) knowing exactly what you'd be like- and he did it anyway!

Step 1- Identify who you are angry with
Step 2- Identify the hurt, what has been taken from you?
Step 3- Decide to cancel the debt, its more than a feeling, its a decision
Step 4- Refuse to take up the debt again

~ The truth is that the offender can't pay you back anyway

~ "Debt cancelled, not because I deserve it, but because of what Jesus did for me."

~ Jesus died for our sins whether you wanted him to or not

~ Life is too short, don't waste you life, DECIDE TO LET IT GO!!

I'm going to forgive my dad real soon and whether or not he changes is up to him!! Knowing that my dad doesn't do anything or calls me is sad and it was weighing me down and i just had to give it up because i couldn't deal with it on my own!!