How important is Forgiveness

To be content and have peace, it is vitally important to forgive everybody who may have done some injustice toward you. Without forgiveness, you will never experience true peace of mind. 

 Forgiveness is a deliberate action to release feelings of resentment toward a person who has harmed you, regardless of whether they actually deserve forgiveness.

When you forgive a person or persons, you do not continually dwell on the offense against you. You might not forget, but you have to remember, you are not living in the past. Forgiveness will bring peace of mind and free you from destructive anger. It will help you to move on with your life.

People will hurt us or harm us, but if we keep holding onto resentment, we never let go of the past. The past is gone, and we cannot keep living in the past. Let it be, let go and surrender to NOW. As Jesus said, “do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.” (John14:27)

What does God say about forgiveness?

• The Bible gives us much instruction when it comes to forgiveness.
• We forgive because we have been forgiven by God (Ephesians 4:32).
• We forgive in obedience to God (Matthew 6:14-15; Romans 12:18).
• We forgive others to gain control of our lives from hurt emotions (Genesis 4:1-8).
• We forgive so we won’t become bitter and defile those around us (Hebrews 12:14-15).