Never Too Old ...

... To Forgive

A couple of months ago, we took my sweet Daddy (age 93) out to lunch, and he was so excited to tell me what the Lord had done in his life.

After 70 years, my Daddy had finally been able to forgive his father for a decision that his father had made for him when my Daddy was a young adult.  

While my sweet Daddy is the most loving, kind, forgiving person I know ... and I had absolutely no idea that he had ever held any unforgiveness against his father ... he told me, while sitting in a little Mexican restaurant, that he had "a freedom I've never known".  

Wow!  

Powerful!

My Grandaddy died when I was about 2 years old, so I never knew the man.  And, my Daddy never talked about his Daddy.  He loved his Mama fiercely; and though I rarely saw her, I loved her, too.  But, I really know very little about My Daddy's Daddy.

While I am sad that my Daddy has lived for 70 years with such unforgiveness in his heart, I am so very glad that he now knows this new freedom, that comes with forgiveness.  So glad.

I have known people that are very bitter ... those that have chosen to never forgive ... and it is a very sad life that they live.  Sad, indeed.

As I look at my life and ask the Lord to show me if there are any unresolved issues of unforgiveness ... I hope that you, too, will seek His wisdom in this area.  I know that He wants us all to walk in the freedom that only He can bring ... through true forgiveness.