For 30 plus years, the national media has killed Philadelphia sports fans for booing and throwing snow balls at Santa Claus during an Eagle’s football game in the 1970’s. With the eyes of the golfing world now on Merion Golf Club, just outside of center city, for this week’s 2013 U.S. Open, another story continues to drag on. After a disappointing career up to this point, Sergio Garcia recently made an off colored remark toward Tiger Woods, trying to be funny at an news conference in Europe. Like beating a dead horse, golf and sports analysts continue to bring this up over and over again, trying to stir up bad blood. For now, can everyone please move on and get over it?
In life, each individual has endured heartache, frustration and pain at least once. Bitterness is often a natural response, left behind by someone or something from your past. Although its true time does heal all things, scar tissue remains, brought to the surface by people, places or things. If you fail to let go of these emotions, barriers will rise up out of the ground in the form of spiritual roots, Hebrews 12:16. This obstacle will eat away at your soul, leaving behind division, friction and hatred toward others. For your own good, I urge you to get over these events, Matthew 6:15.
At the conclusion of Scrooged starring Bill Murray, he confesses his sins to a live audience. After evaluating his own life, Murray realizes that he has been a jerk, selfish and damaged by a poor relationship with his own father. When you practice this kind of behavior, James 5:16, individuals can reclaim a sense of freedom. Reaching this point is no easy task as thoughts of certain co-workers, neighbors or relatives may bring out the worst in you. However, its time to bury the hatchet, to seek forgiveness or forgive anyone you haven’t been able to up to this point in life. Whether its a former boyfriend, girlfriend, spouse or relative, please for the love of God, get over it!
by Jay Mankus
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