Has anyone ever hurt you? I think many of us would answer yes to that question. We have all been hurt at some point in our lives, in one way or another. But how can you move past it? How can you forgive that person that hurt you?
Here are few things that are important to know:
Forgiveness is possible
I feel I need to say this. I don’t know what you have gone through in our life but maybe you are thinking that the hurt is so deep that you cannot see yourself ever getting over it. You need to know that forgiveness is possible. However, you are only able to forgive others when you accept that you have been forgiven. It has often been said that holding onto unforgiveness is like drinking poison and hoping the other person will die. Unforgiveness only hurts you.
Forgiveness is not saying it’s ok
Many of us don’t want to forgive people because we are afraid that will mean we are ok with what they did to us. That’s not at all true. Forgiveness allows you to hand that situation over to God for Him to sort out. Forgiveness allows you be free from the attachment to that person and things that hurt you. Unforgiveness is allowing that person to stay rent free in your mind. Choose to release them and you will discover how freeing that is.
Pray for them
The Bible says to love your enemies and pray for those who hurt you. That can be a crazy thing to do. It doesn’t make sense in our world. And yet, God in His wisdom always leads us in the right path through His Word. One of the best ways to move past hurt and forgive people is to pray for them. As you pray, you invite God to heal you and to heal them. How powerful is that!
Have you heard of the Lord’s Prayer? One of the lines in it says,
“Forgive us as we forgive those who have wronged us.”
Forgive others so that God can forgive you. He is waiting with open arms to heal you, help you and see you through the pain.
Take a minute now to connect with God. Ask Him to forgive you of all your mistakes and shortcomings and then ask Him to help you forgive those who have wronged you. It’ll be the best thing you can do!
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