by Anita Mondragon

 

I admit it.  I take full ownership for my past deeds.  I AM GUILTY!

 

Sometimes these words to an offended one are not sufficient.  They can’t or won’t forgive the wrong done to them.  They hold it close to their heart like something dear.  They wallow in the bitterness it brings and refuse to let it go.  They are not only imprisoned by it, they are shackled to the wall of unforgiveness and cannot progress to another plane in life.  They carry it around like a ball and chain, peering through the prison bars, seeing what should have been, but never glimpsing what could be right now.

 

We’ve all been there, hopefully for only a short time.  But when you dwell on the wrongs done to you in life, you can hear the enemy whisper to you, and beckon you to enter that dark dungeon of despair and bitterness.  If you listen too long, you’ll find yourself in that deep, dark pit.  The enemy will convince you that you have experienced enough hurt so you belong there along with the other victims of abuse and betrayal. Read more…