A Good Forgetter

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 i've engaged in mock adversarial exchanges.  i've even initiated them  i sound like i'm kidding, but am i really?  Everyone wants to know and some have even accused me , "Oh he sounds like he's kidding, but he really isn't.  i've encountered that twice in my life.  No big deal...it is what it is.  Most of the time people don't want to take the time to explore any of the nuances.  Me?  i was sent here on this earth to be able to do that.  When somebody hits one of my nerves, i'm going to retaliate!  These past several years with most people i've encountered it's all about hitting their nerves after someone's done hitting my nerves.  Words are too powerful to be used carelessly.

Grace is the supernatural way to exist.  Resentment is like a cancer that takes charge.  It can be a killer.  The man across the hall today was found dead after several days.  i only talked to him once this past year and by the way we interacted, i could only say that resentment very well could've killed him.  Excessive smoking could be the official culprit to the diagnosis, but this is the second person this year i've seen die and both of them were heavy smokers. Resentment grows.  It distorts reality.  It keeps me chained to the past and pollutes the air around everybody just like cigarette smoke.

i've got to deal with my own resentment pollution.  i need to learn how to be a good forgetter and move forward, not backward.  God's the only one who can help me with that.  Scoffers will come in the last days, but our salvation is nearer than it was before. 

PAST sins forgiven

PRESENT process of repentance

FUTURE: i will be saved from the presence of sin

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