It's been 3 months since my dad died and it feels like it's been an eternity. Two boys (very similar to my age) ran a stop sign and hit my dad in his semi truck. They hit him so hard and in just the right spot that it set the truck on fire. The coroner stated that he was gone before the fire which is somewhat of a relief. It's so easy to point the finger at these two guys and say "I hate them." But is this how God has commanded us to be? Absolutely not. If we continue to think this way bitterness sets in and everything becomes negative. There was a short period of time where I felt this way. I just wanted to look them in the eye and tell them how I really felt.
The Lord commands us to love and forgive, but how do you do that when someone takes a loved ones life? You turn to the Bible. The Bible states in Ephesians 4:31-32 "Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: [32] And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you." Do not let bitterness and anger rule your life. Satan's goal is let you wallow in your hate and turn away from God.
God has forgiven us and we are commanded to do the same no matter what the circumstance may be. Those boys are not suffering the same way we are but they are suffering too. One of them was injured and burned pretty badly, but what's even worse is that they have to live with their actions for the rest of their lives. Can you imagine being 25 and 28 years old reliving everyday that you killed someone? I know that I will probably never get to confront these two guys, but if I could I hope that I would say and do the right things. I do forgive them for what they have done and I hope one day they can forgive themselves.
My dad was an amazing man and I truly believe that he had a home in Heaven with the Lord. I love you dad and we will meet again! 1 Thessalonians 4:14-18 KJV
For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. [15] For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. [16] For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: [17] Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. [18] Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
