The Art of Forgiveness.....
Many of us would experience hurt by someone in some way or another throughout our journey in life. It could be by someone whom we really care about like our spouse, children or even friends who might intentionally hurt or betray us. These hurtful feelings would pierce deep into our hearts like a sharp knife and stay with us like some sort of deadly disease in our body and soul. In order to get rid of these feelings we must know the art of forgiveness.
To forgive someone who have hurt us doesn't means we surrender to them but in reality it is to rid ourselves of misery that comes along with hurt. Forgiveness is vital to the human soul, to our ability to renew, to believe, to hope, to aspire, to change, to heal pain, to face the past, to understand justice, to move forward, and to learn.
The Art of Forgiving:
The most creative power given to the human spirit is the power to heal the wounds of a past it cannot change.
We do our forgiving alone inside our hearts and minds; what happens to the people we forgive depends on them.
The first person to benefit from forgiving is the one who forgives.
Forgiving happens in three stages: we rediscover the humanity of the person who wronged us; we surrender our right to get even; and we wish that person well.
Forgiving is a journey; the deeper the wound, the longer the journey.
Forgiving does not require us to reunite with the person who broke our trust.
We do not forgive because we are supposed to; we forgive when we are ready to be healed.
Waiting for someone to repent before we forgive is to surrender our future to the person who wronged us.
Forgiving is not a way to avoid pain but to heal the pain.
Forgiving someone who breaks a trust does not mean that we give him his job back.
Forgiving is the only way to be fair to ourselves.Forgivers are not doormats; to forgive a person is not a signal that we are willing to put up with what he or she does.Forgiving is essential; talking about it is optional.
When we forgive, we set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner we set free is ourselves.
When we forgive we walk in stride with our forgiving God.
