This weekend I was convicted of the important of walking in forgiveness to walk close to God. It is not always easy to forgive or to apologize, but God calls us to forgive and in that forgiveness He brings healing and freedom. Note. It is really hard to forgive sometimes. Like so hard. I know. Two of the people who have hurt me the deepest never apologized and it took me going through counseling to recognize the importance of forgiving them and then going through the process so I could forgive them. Note this is not an exhaustive discussion of forgiveness, like how important it is to forgive yourself, just what I was thinking back on this weekend.
Scripture References:
1 John 1:9
Ephesians 1:7
Ephesians 4:32
Matthew 6:14
Matthew 18:21-22
Mark 11:25
2 Corinthians 10:5
Here is my plug for counselors and a link to find a counselor from one of my trustworthy counseling professors:
https://www.caps.net/online-directory/
Music: It Is Well With My Soul
Lyricist: Spafford, H.G. / Arranger: Bliss, P.P.
Public Domain, played by Paul Most