Forgive for BETTER! Forgiveness does not forget, but it does set free from bitterness and grudges.
Episode description
I will go out a limb here and say many of our listeners have heard this "forgive and forget" phrase several times before. Which honestly is easier said than done.
We are fully aware that each individual both process and react to hurt differently, along with an understanding that physical, mental or emotional scars can leave profound triggers behind.
Furthermore, allowing one's scars of forgiveness to heal requires time and patience, similar to attending a physical injury.
For example, A individual nursing a broken limb needs to tend to and care for that injury until it fully heals while finding the strength to confront the incident that produced the injury and possibly build up enough courage to forgive for personal development and betterment.
Moreover, those scars could also display tremendous challenges towards forgiveness due to emotional and physical exertion thats required. Nevertheless, the pain of living with bitterness and unforgiveness can poison one's soul and destroy that person.
However, there is always hope towards the transformation of ourselves. Each day you rise, it's another day to become the best version of yourself, and when we forgive others, we are not saying what they did was OK, but we are releasing them to God and letting go of its grasp on us. Forgiveness does not forget, but it does set free from bitterness and grudges.
Power Word.
31 Get rid of all bitterness, rage, and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. 32 Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
Luke 6:37 "Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.
Again, we're not naive to how arduous this forgiveness journey will be; it requires a mind reset each day. However, we are confident that you can obtain the courage and leadership fortitude in leaning towards a forgive to a better mindset.
YOU'RE A MIRACLE!
God wants you to live life on PURPOSE.