Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
Colossians 3:13 NIV
Forgiveness breaks the power of the past.
Forgiveness is not a feeling, it is a choice.
It is a choice to let God have it, hold it, and be responsible for it- whatever it is.
Forgiveness is taking the power away from someone else and giving it back to God.
You don’t have to trust someone to forgive them.
They don’t have to know you forgive them.
They don’t have to be sorry in order for you to forgive them.
Forgiveness is not about restoring trust in them, it is about trusting God with them.
What you do have to do is make the choice to give them to God.
And then every day after, make the choice to give them to God.
Keep doing that until the feelings lines up with the decision.
Forgiveness is about freedom – yours.
Who do you need to forgive today?
