FORGIVE MAN, FORGIVE!!

"Then Peter came up to Him and said, Lord, how many times may my brother sin against me and I forgive him and let it go? [As many as] up to seven times? Jesus answered him, I tell you, not up to seven times, BUT SEVENTY TIMES SEVEN! John 18:21-22. Recently in a young beautiful couple's (married 2yrs) counseling session wife told me "I'll forgive him..but never forget", then she added "Uncle it's only natural" - right? "That's the problem"- I replied. When I was in college, one of my extended family couple who were in the middle fifties of age, because of an unresolved disagreement over an insignificant issue, they stopped speaking each other. The culture, society, church, and prestige issue stopped either one of them from moving out. They continued to stay in the same house, eat at the same table, sleep in the same house..all separately. The means of communication was a clip board hanging on the refrigerator. Husband will write "going to the market". Few minutes later the wife will respond with the list of groceries. Very sad situation. Both of them passed away before they made it to age sixty. NEVER SPOKE TILL DEATH. Both were unwilling to take the first step toward FORGIVING and RELEASING whatever was the offense, they coexisted for years in GRINDING SILENCE. Hey, how many Indian churches split often over nitpicky issues, then spin off into another direction, fractured, splintered, and bitterly opinionated? Oh yes, there are ring leaders adding the fuel to divide the church to fulfill their agenda. Recently I saw a sign of a church by the side of the highway "The Original Church of God, Number two". Brother, why can't we release people from guilt and no longer hold the offense over their heads. CANCEL THE DEBT AND UNSHACKLE, and stop saying NEVER! Aren't you big enough to remember the right, and big enough to forgive the wrong? Statistics says, People hold the grudges against each other for the 20 percent they did wrong and absolutely forgetting 80 percent they did right. STOP IT, FORGIVE..FORGET.. and LIVE HAPPILY. LIFE IS SHORT MAN...SHORT.