Be set free.......

Today is a great day to take a while and settle some "unsettled" business from the past. There is nothing you can do to change what happened but a lot that you can do to "be set free" of it's oppressive clutches.
Everyone alive carries around some wound or sore spot that was inflicted at some point in their lives by the immature actions, words, or attitudes of others. But it's what we do with them that counts. Remember that they happened in the past, which is unchangeable "now". Many of these incidents hold sway over us or our emotions to the point where we become very tender to the things that set off the memory, and the mood that follows like a dark cloud.
I have to query this: is life so long that we have time to waste on bondage's that were inflicted by our own actions or the missuses caused by others? Do we really want to spend any more of our precious moments in anger or despair?
If we are still here, (and we are if you are reading this), what difference did what happened make in the long run. Was your pride insulted? Did your integrity get besmirched? Did it cost you money? If money does it matter now? Does any of these wounds matter now? Even if they changed the course of your life can what happened be changed now?
The answer is no! You cannot change anything that has happened in the past but you can change "EVERYTHING" that will take place from here on out. Life goes on and so does the decisions we make that will make the living of it a blessing or a curse.
The greatest Love you can show is to "FORGIVE" those who offended or misused you in any way. By doing this you will break the chains of bondage and be set free. Your life will bloom with blessing and moods will melt away.
Don't be held to the Freudian past practices that blame everyone else for your state of mind thereby giving depression a hold to rob you of your joy. Life is too short and too precious for that.
How many times have we prayed the answer "forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us". When God forgives (as we forgive others) He casts our sins as far East as West, into the "Forgetful sea". We are to see our Father in Heaven doing His works and do them also.
Whether or not the offenders are still alive ask God for forgiveness for what is harbored in the heart and let "freedom" reign once again in your spirit. And the past bad experiences will slowly slip into the "forgotten" zone of memory.
He whom the Son sets free is free indeed.
Love
J&E