What Time Cannot Do!

People seem to believe that, if you give people enough time that "time heals all wounds."  WRONG!!!   There is only ONE THING that can heal relationship (heart) wounds--and that's to ask for FORGIVENESS.  Some people simply can't say they're sorry or ask for forgiveness; some cannot--and will not--admit that they are at fault.  SAD!  Worst of all--they harbor unforgiveness in their hearts, which ultimately will harden their hearts!  This causes "hardening of the arteries" and "clogs" the flow of blood to the heart.  That not only happens to our physical heart, but also to our spiritual heart.  If we stop the flow of Jesus' blood--His shed blood on the cross so we could have abundant, eternal life--we will die of a broken heart. 

If you don't forgive, and ask for forgiveness, you are endangering your health!  James 5:16 says that we are to "confess our sins to each other and pray for each other so that we may be healed."  This verse also means confess our faults and unintentional errors, too.  This is a RX for heart wounds. 

Relationships are torn apart, severed, and destroyed due to the failure to forgive!  Jesus came to FORGIVE--and He asks us to do likewise.  He died for all our sins, messes, and mistakes.  In The Lord's Prayer He taught us to pray, "Forgive us our sins (trespasses) as we forgive those who sin (trespass) against us!"

And know this: 

Time will not heal the wounds of sin--only repentance will!