A powerful illustration of hurts dissolved instantly in the spirit of gratitude & appreciation.
Two good friends were stranded in a desert. Because of small arguments, friend A unitentionally slapped friend B. Friend B was very hurt by the action, so he wrote his hurts on the sand. They continued walking in the desert trying to find water & they found an oasis. Delightfully, they ran forward & friend B was quicker than friend A to jump into the water. Not realising the depth of the oasis, friend B started to struggle gasping for breath. Just when he thought he would be drowned, there was a pair of strong hands pulling him out of the water. The hands were none other than friend A. Friend B was so ashamed of himself due to the anger & hurt he harboured against friend A, that he craved his words of gratitude & appreciation on the stone. Friend A saw his act & asked why he wrote his feelings in two different spots.
With a deep breath, friend B said "When i wrote my hurts on the sand, i knew that the wind would blow them all away. But when i wrote my gratitude & thanksgiving towards what you have done for me on the stone, i knew the wind would never blow them away."
How true it is that the wind (Holy Spirit) will blow all our hurts, unforgiveness & frustrations when we learn to write them all on the sand. Have you written yours on the sand? Don't harbour them any longer within you. You will not be satisfied & happy!
How about writing your appreciation & gratitude towards God & people on stone? Have you tried it? Trust me, you will be more satisfied and happy!
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