Facing Forgiveness

There are many topics I enjoy discussing, however, the topic of forgiveness is one of my favorites. The reason is simple: forgiveness is FREEING! 

No matter how great the offense or abuses, along the path to healing lies in forgiveness!

Facing your past & forgiving yourself and any person who have hurt you, and making amends for the pain that you have caused others is the only lasting solution. Forgiveness breaks the cycle! It doesn’t settle all the questions of blame, justice, or fairness, but it does allow relationships to heal & possibly start over. The idea of healing is fantastic since it means to make sound or whole and to restore.

Forgiveness is the act of excusing a mistake or offense.

Definition of forgive: 

• To give up resentment of or claim to requital for (forgive an insult)
• To grant relief from payment of (forgive a debt)
• To cease to feel resentment against (an offender)
• To pardon (forgive one's enemies)

Let’s talk further about a definition for forgiveness:

  

A definition for forgiveness could be -- giving up my right to hurt you, for hurting me. It is impossible to live on this fallen planet without getting hurt, offended, misunderstood, lied to, and rejected. Learning how to respond properly is one of the basics of the Christian life.

Don't delay, forgive today!

Facing Forgiveness written by Vicki Freund Duffy