Anger will never disappear so long as Anger will never disappear so long as thoughts of resentment are cherished in thoughts of resentment are cherished in

the mind. Anger will disappear just as the mind. Anger will disappear just as soon as thoughts of resentment are soon as thoughts of resentment are

forgotten.forgotten.

Forgiveness Forgiveness often helps often helps the forgiver the forgiver as much, if as much, if not more, not more, than the than the

forgive. You forgive. You can't do can't do

much about much about what people what people have done to have done to you, but you you, but you

can do can do EVERYTHING EVERYTHING

about how about how you react to you react to

it.it.

I totally believe I totally believe in forgiveness in forgiveness and I believe and I believe that if you that if you

forgive you will forgive you will be forgiven. I be forgiven. I have had a lot have had a lot of bad things of bad things happen in my happen in my

life and I life and I forgive the forgive the

people that did people that did what they did to what they did to me-if you don’t me-if you don’t

you will live you will live your life eaten your life eaten up with hate up with hate

and die a bitter and die a bitter and unhappy and unhappy

person.person.

Forgiveness came easy for me. I always see the best Forgiveness came easy for me. I always see the best in people and somehow tap into that goodness. in people and somehow tap into that goodness.

However, I never forget. Forgetting hurts leads you However, I never forget. Forgetting hurts leads you into the same trap in the future. Do not forget what into the same trap in the future. Do not forget what

has harmed you.has harmed you.

Well first I need Well first I need to look at my role to look at my role

in whatever in whatever occurred, I might occurred, I might even be the one even be the one that needs to be that needs to be

forgiven. I cannot forgiven. I cannot blame someone blame someone

for allowing for allowing myself to be hurt. myself to be hurt.

Big stuff, Big stuff, however I need to however I need to forgive and move forgive and move on. It’s hardest to on. It’s hardest to forgive is myself, forgive is myself, but I’m working but I’m working

on that.on that.

My wife told me My wife told me that I can't control that I can't control how others treat how others treat me or what they me or what they say to me. But I say to me. But I

can control what is can control what is in my heart and in my heart and how I react to how I react to

those people who those people who have hurt me. have hurt me.

When you hold on When you hold on to anger or hold a to anger or hold a

grudge it just grudge it just takes control of takes control of

your life. You can't your life. You can't see the good in see the good in

anything just the anything just the negative. How can negative. How can you expect good to you expect good to come from evil? It come from evil? It doesn't work that doesn't work that

way.way.

  Forgiving is a very mature thing to do. Not Forgiving is a very mature thing to do. Not many can forgive because they are so hurt. I just many can forgive because they are so hurt. I just let God deal with them. I can forgive, but then I let God deal with them. I can forgive, but then I won’t be the same with them. I stay away; if they won’t be the same with them. I stay away; if they are willing to hurt once they are willing to hurt are willing to hurt once they are willing to hurt

again .again .

Forgiveness is Forgiveness is letting go of letting go of

what someone what someone has done to has done to

you! I've you! I've learned that learned that people will people will forget what forget what

you said, you said, people will people will forget what forget what you did, but you did, but people will people will

never forget never forget how you made how you made

them feel.them feel.

Being a domestic dispute survivor I learned about Being a domestic dispute survivor I learned about forgiveness in counseling. Forgiveness is a step forgiveness in counseling. Forgiveness is a step

towards the healing process. Hate will consume your towards the healing process. Hate will consume your heart, soul and life and can lead to depression, which heart, soul and life and can lead to depression, which is anger turned inside. I choose to forgive and pray, is anger turned inside. I choose to forgive and pray,

but that doesn't mean I have to forget.but that doesn't mean I have to forget.

Being Being unforgivinunforgivin

g is like g is like taking taking poison poison

and and expecting expecting the other the other person to person to

die. . .die. . .

Unforgiveness binds you from the past and future. Unforgiveness binds you from the past and future. Forgiveness is what you give yourself and that's the Forgiveness is what you give yourself and that's the freedom to move forward. Lay it at the feet of the freedom to move forward. Lay it at the feet of the

Master. The one that hurt you may never Master. The one that hurt you may never acknowledge your pain. Yet the Lord knows your acknowledge your pain. Yet the Lord knows your

every need. He will give you the grace to heal. every need. He will give you the grace to heal. Remember forgiveness is a process.Remember forgiveness is a process.

It gets easier and easier, all I have to do, is look at what God has It gets easier and easier, all I have to do, is look at what God has brought me through, what he has forgiven me of, all the grace brought me through, what he has forgiven me of, all the grace

and mercy that he has given me, and it doesn't take long for me and mercy that he has given me, and it doesn't take long for me to forgive the other person. Now the change doesn’t always to forgive the other person. Now the change doesn’t always

happen overnight, but if you just give it a try; ask God to help happen overnight, but if you just give it a try; ask God to help you with it. Get real with yourself about God, He knows us too you with it. Get real with yourself about God, He knows us too

well. The only one you’re fooling is yourself.well. The only one you’re fooling is yourself.

Through my own personal experience, I have Through my own personal experience, I have found it very, very hard to" Forgive"; especially a found it very, very hard to" Forgive"; especially a couple of people in my life. But, through praying couple of people in my life. But, through praying

and talking to "God" about them, he finally and talking to "God" about them, he finally showed me why I should forgive them. We won't showed me why I should forgive them. We won't

"Forget" but we can "Forgive"."Forget" but we can "Forgive".

  My burdens are lighter, because I hold no anger My burdens are lighter, because I hold no anger or grudges towards anyone. It's true, that when or grudges towards anyone. It's true, that when we forgive, we let go of our anger. Anger like we forgive, we let go of our anger. Anger like

hatred is too heavy a burden for me that I hatred is too heavy a burden for me that I cannot accept it. Anger continues to fester cannot accept it. Anger continues to fester

inside our mind and soul to the point it becomes inside our mind and soul to the point it becomes a bad poison to our mind and soul. Get rid of it, a bad poison to our mind and soul. Get rid of it, fast! It's not worth it, be happy, light and free.fast! It's not worth it, be happy, light and free.

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