forgive and forget

i had trouble in forgiving people, but i finally learn to forgive, but sometime forgetting the wrong people do to us is harder. you just learn not to give them so much. i often will forgive them because i know that is what god would want me to do, and letting things go but i often will cut ties off with some people who do me really wrong. but the last person who did me really wrong i wanted to cut off all ties but since it had to do with my wife family it was hard to do since it would make it hard for my wife and my two kids. i had forgiven the person but forgetting what they did is so hard to do, since it took me to a place i never wanted to go and had such a hard time to work my way back up where i was at.

It's not always that easy. I had this problem in forgiving someone for something she did to me. I avoided her for years. But one day the pastor preached about forgivness and how we want God to forgive us if we sinned and I realized it was time to put the past behind me. I had do ask her to forgive me for being mad all those years. We both cried, when we made peace and I believe this was tears that came from the heart. It was a great feeling in the end.

hi there, GIRLBITS.. letting go of a grudge can do wonders not only in making a person feel better but more importantly, it is an act of obedience.. Jesus has commanded: "Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven." (Luke 6:37) i've learned to forgive those who have wronged me and i'm actually still praying for God to give me the humility to be the one to make peace with them -- even when i was the 'victim.' Jesus wants us to live at peace with one another -- it doesn't matter if we were the ones who've been wronged.. Jesus on the Cross gave out a message to the Father regarding His persecutors: "Father, forgive them for they know not what they do.." that is the best example of forgiveness..

It is easier said than done! If you are in that situation it is not easy to forgive your worst enemy.

It's easier said than done!

I just admitted to my best friend that I am holding a grudge against someone. Not her, but an ex-boyfriend. I think I was in denial about being angry. It helped a little just to be able to admit it to my friend. But I am still dealing with it. I think letting it go will help, but I haven't quite figured out how to release it. I literally need somewhere to release it to. I don't want to release it on him because then it becomes revenge. So I am still working thru it. Maybe time heals all wounds and it will just take time.