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There are so many opportunities
where we have to make the choice to
forgive. Life is full of them. From
little idiosyncrasies to unintentional
hurts, to repeated mistakes, to willful
wrongs, to actual evil and malice, or
actions with irreparable consequences.
The choice is still the same, and it’s
still in your court to choose whether
you will forgive. Forgiveness will
allow you to heal and move on,
whereas a lack of forgiveness will
stop your growth and will eventually
start to poison your spirit.
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Choosing to forgive is not
something you have to feel like doing.
You don’t have to feel that the person
deserves forgiveness. They don’t even
have to be sorry or acknowledge that
they’ve done anything wrong.
Forgiveness is something you do
for yourself, and you do it for Jesus.
You do it because it’s the only way
to heal.
You do it because it will help you
to be happier; it will set you free from
the chains of resentment, bitterness, and
misery.
 And you do it for Jesus because He gave
everything for you so that you could be
forgiven, so how can you do any less? His
forgiveness knows no limits.
I don’t
really “f
eel” like
forgiving
.…

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Forgiveness is not mind over you.
matter; it is heart over
matter—and not your heart,
but My heart. Forgiveness is
the opening of a portal to
heaven, through which flows
love, redemption, cleansing,
healing, restoration, and
renewal.—Jesus whew! clap!
clap!
clap!

Authored by Maria Fontaine. Originally published August 2008.

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