As a year ends it is common for most humans to think of all
the things that they want to achieve for the next year. New years brings new
resolutions and new goals. This year I want to focus on rediscovered truths.
The first truth that I have rediscovered within the year of
2015 is true forgiveness means seeing people where they are truly at rather
than where you want them to be. We all have our faults and we will all fail
over and over again. We are human and that is a given. However, that does not
mean that we do not set standards for those who surround us. We want what is
best for those people who mean the most to us and we set the bar high.
The truth is that there is nothing wrong with setting the
bar high, but there is a problem with having unreasonable standards when those
achievements aren’t met. As we love and care for the people who mean the most
to us in our lives it is important to know that they may not follow through
with the commitments that they make to us. It is even more important to know that
if we don’t communicate those standards that they definitely might not follow
through with the unspoken. We can’t count on people to always read our minds
and we have to be gracious in the times we are let down.
With that being said, as I walk into this year of 2015 the
first truth that I have been reminded of is the truth of forgiveness.
Forgiveness is possible in the midst of pain and necessary for the growth of
our downfalls. We will never be able to grow with the other humans of our life
if we do not learn how to forgive and especially if we do not learn how to
forgive within the standards that we set for other people.
Here’s to another year and to learning about grace and
forgiveness in a new light. It’s time to set aside all of those high standards
and see people for who they really are. It’s time to grow within relationships
and to be challenging with a humble heart. Let’s go truth 2015, I’m ready.
