Dear Jon, I Forgive You

The last few months have been the most trying months of my entire life. It’s funny because you think that as you grow older that it will get easier. That you will figure out how to love, and let go, and move on. But in reality, without Jesus, you can’t.

People say that, “Time heals all wounds”. But I’ve come to find that time doesn’t heal. Time leaves you even more scarred and wounded than before. Bitterness sets in and anger begins to make you cold.  The one and only thing that can cleanse you and make the pain go away is the blood of Jesus.

I've learned that not only do you have to forgive the people that have hurt you and forgive yourself, but you also have to forgive what happened. There are some things in life that you think, “will never actually happen to me”. You think that you’re invincible. But the truth is, we are in a war.  We have an enemy. There is a devil who hates you and wants to destroy you. He is no respecter of persons. He doesn’t care who you are, who your family is, or what you do. He knows your weakness and all he wants is to get your focus off of one thing, and that’s Jesus. (John 10:10)

Distraction is a dangerous thing. Compromise will leave you empty. The only thing that can fulfill and make you new is the Grace of God and true belief that Jesus’s blood has made us whole. He paid the price so that we could be free of pain, and live forever with Him (Isaiah 53). Therefore, who are we to judge this world? Our commission in life is to love. And love is described in 1 Corinthians 13:7-8 as this: “Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance. Love never fails.”

Some people may hear this song and think, “Oh, this isn’t a Christian song…Why is she singing this?” But in fact, this is a story of what brought me back to my knees. Where I found my worth in Jesus and not in anything or anyone else. I can now look at you and say with my whole heart, “I know what it feels like to be broken, and I know the answer to get whole again… and that’s Jesus Christ.”

Forgive, Love, and believe in the Grace of God and the blood of Jesus that has set us free!

I love you, God loves you, and I hope this song inspires you to love and let go, and to most importantly… forgive.

With Love,

Natalie Gore

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