Manasseh

Manasseh: (Hebrew: מְנַשֶּׁה, Modern Menashe Tiberian Mənaššé ; "who makes to forget")

Joseph, was the youngest son of Jacob/Israel, was looked down and bullied by his 12 other brothers. later he was sold to the land of egypt to be a slave. As you read on in the bible, you'll realize that he was maligned by the wife of his master who lusted after joseph and thrown into the jail whereby later he got the jail master saved and interpreted the dream of pharoah and later became the 2nd man of egypt.

he forgave his brothers for what they had done. he invited the entire family to the palace of egypt and feasted and acknowledged them back as a family with total disregard for all the hurts inflicted on him. he reverenced them as his brothers and did not held his head up high just because he was the prime minister of egypt. joseph later named his son, Manasseh which means "forgetful".

time and time again, unforgiveness is a vicious cycle that seeks to "kill" its holder. we get confused, frustrated, angry, heartbroken etc. firm to walk ourselves out yet to fall in slumbers again and seemingly unable to get out of the cages of bitterness and unforgiveness. Although most say that time will heal, no qualms about it but episodes and bouts of reminiscence and outbreaks get to us, thus causing us to sink further.

to forgive and forget, this 2 attitudes and actions come together. once again, it is believed that if mental patients can learn to forgive themselves and others, 75% of them can walk out totally healed. Chains of bitterness bind us up and we find ourselves unable to get out. make a stand and decision to forgive and FORGET. no doubt, it is the hardest part, which may seem impossible but it could be the way or key out.

Choose to let it go, and find your Manasseh. learn to take dominion, control of your thought-life. what you feed your mind with, it translates into emotions and ultimately, your actions. We cannot really control our emotions but yet, we can control our thoughts and what we feed our mind with. With positive thoughts, translates into positive emotions; vice versa. make a decision today to seek your Manasseh, learn to control your thought-life, free yourself from the chains of the past and look forward to a beautiful tomorrow.