"God's Fierce Love"

"Thou hast taken away all thy wrath: thou hast turned thyself from the fierceness of thine anger." (Psalms 85:3) I guess there really is no other way to explain it, but to just believe that He loves us, and His love for us is greater than any anger He might have towards our sin. There is no doubt about it, God hates sin. But, His love for us is greater than His hatefulness of sin. That does not mean that He let's us get away with sinning, because He won't; He loves us too much to let that happen. But when it comes down to forgiveness, there is no one who compares! I can't forgive like God forgives; I know, I've tried repeatedly to forgive, and it's just impossible for me to get over being hurt. I might think I have forgiven and put the matter behind, but something will trigger a memory, and there is that pain, like a dagger, right in my heart. I think that there might be a way, say, if the memory was to be crushed by something else; like maybe if the person was so messed up, so traumatized, that my heart broke for them; maybe then I could have such an overwhelming love, that any hurt could be undone. I don't know, it's only a thought. Regardless of what you might have done, God is always more than willing to forgive you; you have got to believe that! What could you possibly do that would outdo what God has done to forgive you of your sins? Just look at the brutal death He allowed His Son to suffer on your behalf; and that's from the Father's perspective! Think about the Son, and how much He suffered on your behalf; He took your place upon that cross, and He did it willingly! What kind of sin could possibly be more brutal or offensive than all of that! So, don't even try and tell me that God could never forgive you for what you have done, because I won't buy it. His love for you is greater than any sin; all your sins all piled up together; heck, all the sins of everyone who ever lived, all massed up in a big huge pile, they are all crushed by God's fierce love...
"Once we, too, were foolish and disobedient. We were misled and became slaves to many lusts and pleasures. Our lives were full of evil and envy, and we hated each other. But -"When God our Savior revealed his kindness and love, he saved us, not because of the righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He washed away our sins, giving us a new birth and new life through the Holy Spirit. He generously poured out the Spirit upon us through Jesus Christ our Savior. Because of his grace he declared us righteous and gave us confidence that we will inherit eternal life." This is a trustworthy saying, and I want you to insist on these teachings so that all who trust in God will devote themselves to doing good. These teachings and good and beneficial to everyone." (Titus 3:3-8) NLT