Ella's

Something happened some days back - the results of an exam I wrote several months ago came out and I was short of words. My emotions were mixed -not happy, not sad, but something in between. What I got was totally different from what I expected - I expected grades extremely higher, but what I saw was ‘low’ in my eyes. Not necessarily low, but I wasn’t content with what I saw. When I did a rundown of all the grades, I had nothing to say than ‘thank you Jesus’. Some things that would have drastically tarnished my career  lifted me up. I saw ‘A’ in those courses. My joy knew no bounds because I remembered the battle I had with God to give me an ‘A’ or nothing else. I prayed earnestly especially for those courses and I had a pleasant and delightful surprise. My mood changed again. I mean, the devil was in action. He took my mind straight to the course I wasn’t happy with and all I could feel for approximately the next 30 minutes was sorrow. I lamented severely, spoke to my parents and ...

Forgiveness can be said to be the act of letting go of someone’s wrongdoings or inactions. It is the voluntary process by which a victim undergoes a change in feelings and attitude regarding an offense and overcome negative emotions or bitterness. Forgiveness starts from the heart and not the mouth. In the world today, there are several people who offend others and do hurtful things to people they claim to love and because of that, the wronged person often face emotional trauma of being ‘betrayed’ by his/her loved one. They feel that what the wrong doer had done is so painful and the bitterness cannot be forgotten. Instead of letting go, they prefer to be in bondage.  Unforgiveness is a bondage and a form of slavery to people who refuse to ignore certain wrongdoings. Once one refuses to forgive his offender, he also hinders himself from progressing and locks himself in bondage. Most times, the offended person is always uncomfortable, sad and bitter each time he sees the offender. M...