A BAG OF POTATOES

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One of my teachers had each one of us bring a clear plastic bag and a sack of potatoes. For every person we’d refuse to forgive in our life, we were told to choose a potato, write on it the name and date, and put it in the plastic bag. Some of our bags, as you can imagine, were quite heavy. We were then told to carry this bag with us everywhere for one week, putting it beside ou...
r bed at night, on the car seat when driving, next to our desk at work. The hassle of lugging this around with us made it clear what a weight we were carrying spiritually, and how we had to pay attention to it all the time to not forget, and keep leaving it in embarrassing places. Naturally, the condition of the potatoes deteriorated to a nasty slime. This was a great metaphor for the price we pay for keeping our pain and heavy negativity! Too often we think of forgiveness as a gift to the other person, and while that’s true, it clearly is also a gift for ourselves! So the next time you decide you can’t forgive someone, ask yourself… Isn’t MY bag heavy enough? And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins. – Mark 11:25
 
Becky216 said:
One of my teachers had each one of us bring a clear plastic bag and a sack of potatoes. For every person we’d refuse to forgive in our life, we were told to choose a potato, write on it the name and date, and put it in the plastic bag. Some of our bags, as you can imagine, were quite heavy. We were then told to carry this bag with us everywhere for one week, putting it beside ou...
r bed at night, on the car seat when driving, next to our desk at work. The hassle of lugging this around with us made it clear what a weight we were carrying spiritually, and how we had to pay attention to it all the time to not forget, and keep leaving it in embarrassing places. Naturally, the condition of the potatoes deteriorated to a nasty slime. This was a great metaphor for the price we pay for keeping our pain and heavy negativity! Too often we think of forgiveness as a gift to the other person, and while that’s true, it clearly is also a gift for ourselves! So the next time you decide you can’t forgive someone, ask yourself… Isn’t MY bag heavy enough? And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins. – Mark 11:25
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YOUR TEACHER WAS VERY SMART. I DON'T KNOW WHAT GRADE THIS WAS, BUT SOME BELIEVERS ASSUME THAT HAVING HOLY COMMUNION WITHOUT FORGIVING, IS LIKE A LITTLE SNACK A JUICE BOX SIP AND A CRACKER. THE LORD STATED THAT, { WE ARE TO EXAMINE OURSELVES, AND WHEN WE STAND PRAYING TO FORGIVE, SO WE WILL BE FORGIVEN, TAKING HOLY COMMUNION WITH AN UNFORGIVING HEART, THE LORD WARNED BELIEVERS BY SAYING, FOR THIS REASON SOME ARE SICK, AND HAVE DIED, OR SLEEP. JESUS REFERES TO A BELIEVERS PHYSICAL DEATH AS SLEEP, BECAUSE THOSE WHO HAVE BELIEVED IN HIM DO NOT DIE, FOR HE CONQUERED THE GRAVE, AND DEATH. DEATH IS ASSOCIATED WITH SIN, AND NOT IN COMMUNION WITH THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD WITHIN US. GOOD EXAMPLE .
 
I love that Becky. What kind of teacher is that? Religion teacher?
 
This is not my Teacher, but a great message from a Story regarding a teacher and forgiveness.
 
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