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Here’s a fact: Bitterness caused by unforgiveness is a spiritual disease. If we or someone close to us had a physical disease we’d sit and talk and pray with them about it. We wouldn’t pray once and forget. We’d keep it in prayer and reach out to them for support. For some reason, we underestimate the negative impact of bitterness on our lives and don’t make it a priority in our daily spiritual routines.
Telling someone to forgive is a lot like telling them to eat their spinach. They intellectually know that it’s good for them and that it would probably benefit them somehow and in some way, but the bottom line is that it’s just not fun to do.
We tolerate our bitterness. We embrace it. We learn to cope with it. We fantasize about revenge.
Unforgiveness causes bitterness, which permeates our thoughts, feelings, and choices in a profoundly destructive way.
One of the best ways you can show someone your love is to help them receive and give the gift of forgiveness. It will set them free and help them engage fully in their relationship with God and others.
Ask yourself this ~ Have you honestly gotten to the place where you can truly forgive the other person for any hurt they have caused you?
True forgiveness, not the "just saying the words" kind ~ but the kind that comes from really letting go in our hearts, is what can set you free from the emotional ties that bind you to the other person. The other person most likely has moved on, while you are stuck reliving the past and unable to move forward.
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May All Who Seek To Take My Life Be Put To Shame And Confusion; May All Who Desire My Ruin Be Turned Back In Disgrace. ~Psalm 40:14~
