{"id":2782,"date":"2016-01-26T23:29:50","date_gmt":"2016-01-27T04:29:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bewellbeswell.com\/?p=2782"},"modified":"2016-01-26T23:29:50","modified_gmt":"2016-01-27T04:29:50","slug":"todays-devotional-forgiveness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.bewellbeswell.com\/index.php\/2016\/01\/26\/todays-devotional-forgiveness\/","title":{"rendered":"Today’s Devotional \u2013 Forgiveness"},"content":{"rendered":"

Scripture:<\/strong> \u201c\"forgiveness Make allowance for each other\u2019s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others.\u201d Colossians 3:13 New Living Translation (NLT)<\/p>\n

I was working on a huge project and have been procrastinating somewhat because it was forcing me to my define goals. I also needed to make sure it fell within my purpose. With that being said, I can admit that I am also a recovering procrastinator and perfectionist. The two often go hand in hand because perfectionists often procrastinate to get things done because they are striving for perfection. Yup that\u2019s me \u2013 a continuous work in progress. Anyway in true procrastinator fashion I open my social media app and began to scroll through the posts of the day. And why not, I\u2019m taking a \u201cbreak\u201d from my project. Low and behold I came across posts from a celebration that I wasn\u2019t invited to. Yes there you have it – photos of smiling familiar faces from an event that I was excluded from. Did I miss the invite\u2026was it emailed or mailed? Unfortunately –\u00a0no it wasn\u2019t. Immediately feelings of hurt flooded over me and caused me to hang my head low. I was offended. Now whether the offense was intentional or unintentional oversight, it still did not feel nice. Break time was over, so I continued with my project and finished for the night. I was able to come up with a workable draft that gave me a lot of insight as to my next steps. Usually I just brush things off and keep going, but this still weighed subconsciously on my heart. I began to reflect on today\u2019s scripture to make allowances for other\u2019s faults and forgive anyone who offends you. I realize that my progress is blocked when I harbor forgiveness.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m reminded also that things are working for my good. God knows the plans he has for me (Jeremiah 29:11) and he knew that I needed to be in working on my project because it is setting the stage for what\u2019s coming up for me this year. He also knew that I was booked for the next few weeks, so my\u00a0downtime needed to be filled with productivity. His purpose and plan was to keep me on target and on purpose. Had I attended the event, I would not have been focused and made progress on my project. And so it is!<\/p>\n

So today ask yourself:<\/strong><\/p>\n