Forgiveness

I love that Pastor Bob has been teaching on forgiveness. It is truly powerful to not only know that I've been forgiven, but by forgiving I am made whole. Isn't it easy to carry a grudge? Isn't it easy to remain angry or to refuse to acknowledge or talk to the person that hurt you? Aren't we foolish sometimes? As PB was illustrating on Sunday, we are the ones who are at a disadvantage in situations such as that. Most of the time, the person who we're upset with doesn't even know that we're upset with them. Forgiving has not been easy for me, but as I read in The Shack, the first step is just to say it out loud and repeat it daily, "I forgive...whomever..." and then pray for them. I've been forgiven, truly learning how to forgive is the most emotionally empowering sensation I've experienced. It is a release of constriction; freedom from the burden of futility.