Forgiving is a hard thing to do. That all of us, at some point, have to do. A couple years ago, I had to forgive. And now that I can truly 
say that I have, I thought I’d give 5 pointers on how I did…
- Got Counseling (sometimes the pain is so big, deep and wide that we need someone to walk through it with us.
- Prayed for the person(s) who hurt me every day (if I’m praying for them, it’s hard to be cursing them)
- Read “Choosing Forgiveness” “Exquisite Agony” “Total Forgiveness” and “Think No Evil: Inside the Story of the Amish Schoolhouse Shooting…and Beyond”
- Set a goal. My goal (per the awesome suggestion of my counselor) was to get my HEART to the point where it could say, “I wish them well.” Forgiveness does NOT necessarily mean restoring the relationship but it does mean restoring your heart.
- Cried and asked, “Why?” (God became my very good friend during my time of healing and forgiving (& He still is!). I had a lot of tears, pain and confusion. I learned that there was NOBODY who could understand, handle & help more than God.
I hope this encourages someone today. If you are working through this, I’d love to pray for you as you do. Shoot me an email any time, to heather@wondherful.com.
Thank you, I needed this today… God bless x
Thank you, I needed this today… God bless x
This is great! I need to reference this for a few weeks or months. Going through a divorce when someone has hurt you, this is definitely something to look at periodically to remind yourself to forgive. Would you mind if I shared this with the Divorce Care life group? We are approaching the week lesson on forgiveness and I think everyone in the class could benefit from this. Also, I just want to say that I love your energy. It’s (call me crazy) really comforting.
This is great! I need to reference this for a few weeks or months. Going through a divorce when someone has hurt you, this is definitely something to look at periodically to remind yourself to forgive. Would you mind if I shared this with the Divorce Care life group? We are approaching the week lesson on forgiveness and I think everyone in the class could benefit from this. Also, I just want to say that I love your energy. It’s (call me crazy) really comforting.
I not only read ‘Wondherful’ ,save to read many again, but I frequently forward them . There have been a number of real nuggets & gems !- unusual but simple truths worth writing down.
I not only read ‘Wondherful’ ,save to read many again, but I frequently forward them . There have been a number of real nuggets & gems !- unusual but simple truths worth writing down.
Ashlee – absolutely! I hope it encourages someone in your group.
Ashlee – absolutely! I hope it encourages someone in your group.