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Issumagijoujungnainermik
'FORGIVE...BECAUSE THE LORD FORGAVE YOU.' COLOSSIANS 3:13
Have you ever witnessed a friend who continually has an issue with someone and just thought 'they really need to get over it'? Holding onto old hurts just makes you bitter. Paul says, 'Forgive...because the Lord forgave you.' Get over it before it turns into hatred!
Missionaries to the unreached peoples on the edge of the icy northern polar region searched for a word for forgiveness in the local Eskimo language. That's when they discovered issumagijoujungnainermik, a 24-letter tongue-twister which literally means 'not being able to think about it any more.' Genuine forgiveness is more than just saying 'I forgive you', it's about moving on, refusing to think any more about what happened and in time forgetting about it completely. It's easy to forgive someone who accidentally stepped on your foot, but what about those who meant to hurt you?
Saul kept chasing David, always trying to kill him; it's hard to forgive that kind of behaviour! But forgiveness didn't necessarily mean that David had to make Saul his best friend. After David finally confronted King Saul, he didn't take him straight down the pub for a pint! The Bible says, 'Saul returned home, but David...went up to the stronghold' (1 Samuel 24:22 NIV). Paul writes, 'Watch out for those who cause divisions and put obstacles in your way...Keep away from them' (Romans 16:17 NIV). Forgiveness doesn't mean foolishness, not in any language.
written by Bob Gass
'FORGIVE...BECAUSE THE LORD FORGAVE YOU.' COLOSSIANS 3:13
Have you ever witnessed a friend who continually has an issue with someone and just thought 'they really need to get over it'? Holding onto old hurts just makes you bitter. Paul says, 'Forgive...because the Lord forgave you.' Get over it before it turns into hatred!
Missionaries to the unreached peoples on the edge of the icy northern polar region searched for a word for forgiveness in the local Eskimo language. That's when they discovered issumagijoujungnainermik, a 24-letter tongue-twister which literally means 'not being able to think about it any more.' Genuine forgiveness is more than just saying 'I forgive you', it's about moving on, refusing to think any more about what happened and in time forgetting about it completely. It's easy to forgive someone who accidentally stepped on your foot, but what about those who meant to hurt you?
Saul kept chasing David, always trying to kill him; it's hard to forgive that kind of behaviour! But forgiveness didn't necessarily mean that David had to make Saul his best friend. After David finally confronted King Saul, he didn't take him straight down the pub for a pint! The Bible says, 'Saul returned home, but David...went up to the stronghold' (1 Samuel 24:22 NIV). Paul writes, 'Watch out for those who cause divisions and put obstacles in your way...Keep away from them' (Romans 16:17 NIV). Forgiveness doesn't mean foolishness, not in any language.
written by Bob Gass
