Forgiveness (Letting it go)

[TiffanyNicole]

When someone you care about hurts you, you can hold on to anger, resentment and thoughts of revenge or embrace forgiveness and move forward.


Just about everyone has been hurt by the actions or words of another. Perhaps your mother/father or other relatives has criticized you physically, sexually, mentally abused you, your colleague betrayed you, your partner had an affair and so on.These wounds can leave you with lasting feelings of anger, bitterness or even vengeance,but if you don't practice forgiveness, you might be the one who pays most dearly. By embracing forgiveness, you can also embrace peace, hope, gratitude and joy. Consider how forgiveness can lead you down the path of physical, emotional and spiritual well-being. When we don't forgive, we're the prisoners. Holding on to a grudge is like holding onto hot coal, the other person won't get burned, but you will..
Forgiveness doesn't mean that you deny the other person's responsibility for hurting you, and it doesn't minimize or justify the wrong. You can forgive the person without excusing the act. Forgiveness brings a kind of peace that helps you go on with life.

Letting go of grudges and bitterness can make way for compassion, kindness and peace. Forgiveness can lead to:

• Healthier relationships
• Greater spiritual and psychological well-being
• Less anxiety, stress and hostility
• Lower blood pressure
• Fewer symptoms of depression
• Lower risk of alcohol and substance abuse

Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. _Ephesians 4:32

 

[GodssSon]

Amen! Good post and so true!

 

[Tumaini]

This is so true "not forgiving and holding a grudge is like taking poison and expecting the other person to die. As hard as it maybe....its the most rewarding thing one can do for themselves.

 

[RedTent]

I helped me to realize my grudges were actually trying to take God's place. It is God's place to pass judgments and to repay, and the grudges are just trying to take on God's work. My part, my God tells me, is to see the part of the person that He created and let Him take care of anything else.