I don't know about you, but my biggest struggle on the road to complete forgiveness is not the forgiving, it is the forgetting. That darn memory of mine is quick as a whip to remember an infraction! It stirs up a lot of unpleasant feelings for … [Read more...]
Ministry Monday: Forgiveness as an Example
Honestly, there are times when I just don't want to forgive. I just don't feel like being forgiving. Sometimes, I enjoy being mad. Yes, I really said that. It is part of my personality. I am very type-A, I like things my way, and sometimes … [Read more...]
Ministry Monday: Forgive for Others
Forgiveness is hard. Period. I struggle with forgiving others because, many times in my mind, the person who has wronged me does not deserve my forgiveness. Pretty harsh, huh? But, that is our human nature... it is not in us to automatically dish … [Read more...]
Ministry Monday: Forgive for Yourself
Last week, was an overview and introduction to the mini-series Learning to Forgive. The first step in forgiveness is to forgive for yourself. When someone has wronged you, it is easy to become embittered towards him or her. This person can do … [Read more...]
Ministry Monday – Learning to Forgive, part 1
Forgiveness. Wikipedia defines forgiveness as, "the process of concluding resentment, indignation or anger as a result of a perceived offense, difference or mistake, and/or ceasing to demand punishment or restitution. Forgiveness has been on my … [Read more...]