The Power Of Release

One day, a teacher wanted to teach the children a lesson on forgiveness. She told her students to prepare a bag and some potatoes. For each hurt, unforgiveness or wrongdoing that came to their minds, they will put one potato into the bag. Very soon, the children’s bags filled up very quickly. Everyday they had to carry their bags wherever they went.

As the days went by, the potatoes began to rot. The weight was unbearable for some let alone the stench of rotten potatoes.

Finally the teacher told them the moral behind this activity. The hurts and unforgiveness do not just affect the children, it soon affected the people around them. The root of bitterness has a way to bring destruction to others and ourselves.

Jesus hung on the cross of Calvary to show us one of the most powerful lessons in life. When we release forgiveness, we do not merely free ourselves. The forgiven party feels the power of release. It is the power of God at work in you and I.  In our strength we may not have the ability to release forgiveness but Jesus enables and empowers us to do so.

(Adapted from Glass House Ministries)
http://glasshouseministries.blogspot.sg/2012/08/what-we-can-learn-from-rotting-potatoes.html