One at a Time

My husband had an affair. The “other woman” was beyond cruel to me for a very long time. So many negative emotions flooded me for long towards her. I made a decision to not only give them all to Jesus but to reach out to her and share His love. I purchased a card with scripture on it explaining forgiveness. I wrote a long note inside the card not only proclaiming I forgive her, but WHY. I shared Jesus. Talked about how His grace and dying on the cross was the ultimate forgiveness for me and I wanted to walk with him and forgive her as He does. I apologized for any harsh words or difficulty I caused her in her life and repented towards her. I shared how beautiful Jesus was and how he changes lives. I invited her to church. I also enjoy, as a hobby, making crafts out of plastic canvas and yarn. I sewed her a cross with what I know her favorite colors to be and placed it in the card and mailed it to her. I shared Jesus with her, how He changed my life, my heart and how He is the ultimate good. God took the anger, sadness, and resentment from my heart as I’ve been praying for, and he filled it with love and only He knows- but hopefully reached this daughter of God in His way.

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  • Lily Stopher

    Lily Stopher

    May the Lord continue to bless you! Praying for the other woman and for your husband. May he do what’s right in the eyes of the Lord.
  • Joe Douthitt

    Joe Douthitt

    Praying for healing, grace and peace for everyone.
  • Brooke Jackson

    Brooke Jackson

    I know exactly how you feel, I am in your shoes right now and am forgiving and showing Gods love to the other woman. It’s one of the hardest things I’ve ever done but the feeling in my heart is incredible. Continuing prayers for you
  • Daška Rešetárová

    Daška Rešetárová

    Incredible and so powerful! Thank you for sharing it..
  • Stephanie Yuftczak

    Stephanie Yuftczak

    I was in your shoes years ago and did the same thing. Forgiving and letting go is so relieving. You got this.

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