Friday, April 17, 2015

Forgiveness: When?

When should I forgive?

Well, I suppose those with the deepest faith and greatest spiritual maturity forgive right away. Jesus and Stephen forgave the people who were killing them as it was happening. Maybe that's what we are supposed to do so.

Maybe. Probably.

But I haven't met anyone yet who can forgive more than a simple oversight or misunderstanding that quickly.

So when do we forgive?


As soon as we can.


Sometimes, that means the same hour or the same day. When deep hurts are involved, it could be a process that takes years. I have seen that happen. It has happened in my life. I wish I could do better.


The sooner we forgive, though, the sooner we reap the benefits: spiritual freedom, better health, stronger relationships.


Check this out: Why Forgiving Others Makes Life Better for you.



God bless you in your journey to forgiveness.


This is my 16th post for the April 2015 Ultimate Blog Challenge.


Besides allowing us to psychologically lighten our burden, studies show that forgiving brings about physical health benefits as well such as lowering our levels of stress and blood pressure. Forgiving may even benefit those who we feel are responsible for our pain, even if we only forgive them in our mind (David Wilcock’s book The Source Field Investigations explores evidence that showering love and forgiveness in our minds to our perceived enemies may actually help them to reduce any guilt they may be holding on to.) - See more at: http://goodmenproject.com/ethics-values/why-forgiving-others-makes-life-better-for-you/#sthash.LBj7F2VC.dpuf
Besides allowing us to psychologically lighten our burden, studies show that forgiving brings about physical health benefits as well such as lowering our levels of stress and blood pressure. Forgiving may even benefit those who we feel are responsible for our pain, even if we only forgive them in our mind (David Wilcock’s book The Source Field Investigations explores evidence that showering love and forgiveness in our minds to our perceived enemies may actually help them to reduce any guilt they may be holding on to.) - See more at: http://goodmenproject.com/ethics-values/why-forgiving-others-makes-life-better-for-you/#sthash.LBj7F2VC.dpuf

8 comments:

  1. "As soon as we can." - yes, that's really all we can do. Simple, but not easy! Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

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    1. Agreed ... simple to understand, but not easy to do. Thanks for stopping by.

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  2. Yes, as soon as we can and pray for God's help and healing. Sometimes we just have to choose to forgive and let go of hurts even when we don't really feel like it. Then by God's grace, feelings will follow.

    ~Urailak

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    1. Yes, that can be true. Thanks for coming by.

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  3. We were forgiving while we were still sinners! Forgiveness will set you free!

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  4. I believe forgiveness is a decision made in the will. We can't wait until we feel better to forgive or we might never gorgive. The bible says if we fail to forgive then we forfeit our own sense of forgiveness. Now is the time to forgive lest a root of bitterness spring up and defile many.

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  5. I do believe that is best, and what we are meant to do.

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