Forgive God? How absurd! The very idea may seem ridiculous, even offensive to some people, but there are times when it seems the only way one can be reconciled with the One True God is to forgive Him.

Truly, forgiving God is never necessary, and yet you may have experienced a time in your life when you have had some resentment, even hatred toward God for situations that you have found yourself in. Or perhaps a loved one, an innocent stranger, or a child, has suffered horribly, all because God did not rescue them or prevent them from getting harmed.

You simply can not blame God for things that you bring upon yourself. If you want to improve your life you need to learn to get over the past and move forward. Do you think that anyone that caused you pain in some way is having sleepless nights or dreaming of some way to get even with you? Life goes on and unless you do as well you will never get ahead in life.

God does not want to punish you or cause you harm, He wants you to be the best that you can be! You think He comes up with commands to keep you from having fun, but that is completely false. He wants you to enjoy life to the fullest, but in a way that is respectful and shows morals. Any father would want his child to have the best life possible, that is why there are rules that we need to follow.

Yes, some things in life happen due to past sins, even sins that family and friends committed, but some things happen simply for God to prepare, teach, and even protect us. Some things we will never know the reason until we see God face to face. However, just as we have to forgive those who wronged us we also need to forgive God if we feel He has wronged us. Always, remember that God uses all situations, good and bad for good who love Him. "And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose." (Romans 8:28).

The death of a loved one may be to save them from even more pain or suffering. A child or woman that has been abused or hurt may make us aware of dangerous people, whom we should have never trusted, and allows us to save others from being victimized. A tragic accident may make us aware of safety issues or dangerous habits that we need to break.

We all have experienced a time in our lives when we look up to God and ask "Why?", but no matter what happens God loves us and wants the best for us. Every situation we are faced with prepares us and grows us and it is up us to decide whether or not we want to use that experience to do better or worse with our lives. We can not hold on to grudges unless we are willing to spend the rest of our lives hating life and blaming others or God for situations we create all on our own or can not control. 

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