The above video is a song entitled 'Forgiveness' by Christian music artist, Matthew West. I saw him on a daytime talk show a few years ago where he shared a true story which served as the inspiration for this song. According to West's interview, a young man had been driving under the influence and got into a vehicle accident with a couple of young girls in another vehicle. At least one of the young girls was killed in that accident which was many years ago now. The young man went to prison for awhile as a result of his actions. The mother of the young high school girl who passed away got in touch with Matthew and shared her story with him. This song serves as the backdrop of their story.
Have you ever experienced a tragedy or something that was really traumatic or difficult to get passed it? Perhaps, it was the death of a loved one. Maybe, it was the end of a relationship. Whatever it may be or may have been, it can take some time for someone to not only recover from that kind of experience but to forgive the person(s) responsible for hurting, disappointing, or wounding us.
The mother did forgive the young man who had been responsible for her young daughter's tragic accident. However, it took some time. It was a process for her. It was also a process for the young man to forgive himself. The lady eventually reached out to the young man who was in prison at the time. They began corresponding through the mail. She met him at one time and actually became involved in getting him released early from prison.
Now, I am not saying that everyone's story begins or ends that way. We can know that all things are possible with God though. (Matthew 19:26) He can help us to forgive people. He can heal us. He can restore us. He can make us better and stronger than we were before the tragedy, trial, hardship, or incident. (Philippians 4:13; James 1:2-4)
We have to make the decision to ask God to help us though. We must depend on Him to work in and through us to accomplish His perfect will and good purpose for us. (Romans 12:2; Philippians 2:12-13) Then, we can point to God and say that it was He who helped us. We can give Him all the credit afterwards, because we are unable to do anything truly honorable and worthwhile in or of ourselves. (2 Corinthians 10:17; John 15:5)
Have you ever experienced a tragedy or something that was really traumatic or difficult to get passed it? Perhaps, it was the death of a loved one. Maybe, it was the end of a relationship. Whatever it may be or may have been, it can take some time for someone to not only recover from that kind of experience but to forgive the person(s) responsible for hurting, disappointing, or wounding us.
The mother did forgive the young man who had been responsible for her young daughter's tragic accident. However, it took some time. It was a process for her. It was also a process for the young man to forgive himself. The lady eventually reached out to the young man who was in prison at the time. They began corresponding through the mail. She met him at one time and actually became involved in getting him released early from prison.
Now, I am not saying that everyone's story begins or ends that way. We can know that all things are possible with God though. (Matthew 19:26) He can help us to forgive people. He can heal us. He can restore us. He can make us better and stronger than we were before the tragedy, trial, hardship, or incident. (Philippians 4:13; James 1:2-4)
We have to make the decision to ask God to help us though. We must depend on Him to work in and through us to accomplish His perfect will and good purpose for us. (Romans 12:2; Philippians 2:12-13) Then, we can point to God and say that it was He who helped us. We can give Him all the credit afterwards, because we are unable to do anything truly honorable and worthwhile in or of ourselves. (2 Corinthians 10:17; John 15:5)
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