Courage, Humility, & Forgiveness

I've had this horrible burden in me for about half a year now, & I am SO glad that it is off my shoulders! Procrastinating has been one of my specialities. I'm EXTREMELY good at that to the point that it brought great disaster to my relationship with a particular person.

The both of us had a talk one fine day last year, & we were kinda exchanging views. I guess the person didn't like what I said or either that misunderstood my point, & vice-versa. Both of us got hurt somehow & there was not even a single word exchanged in church after that. Yeah...someone from church...imagine that.

We kept it at bay, hoping that the issue would not be brought up again, but no, things like this had to be settled before the end of time! So, yeah, it was brought up again this year, not by any of us, but by another person (friend)!!! Golly! It takes another person to approach me...argh-eth. The person apparently shared it with that person & the entire pain came about once more. I thought of just scraping things & sweeping it under the carpet. I mean, can't the person come to me & tell me that I'm in the wrong? In any case, that person is so much older than I am...

I couldn't contain it & didn't know who to turn to for help, but God. *sigh* Was praying for wisdom & courage to settle the issue. Thank God for a very close friend whom I could share this with & that this friend could also pray for me to get this issue settled.

After 2 weeks of praying, I finally got all the courage to approach the person & we talked things out. *phew* All's settled now. Just for what we thought as a small matter. Aiyaya...

Lesson learnt, NEVER procrastinate. It took a lot of courage, added with a chunk of humility, and the desire to seek forgiveness to settle this....all's well :) Praise the Lord!