My deep desire is to help you to realize that you can't keep waiting until you feel like forgiving someone to do it. Forgiveness and love are not based on feelings, they are based on a decision. When you choose to forgive someone who has hurt you, it will benefit you much more than it will ever benefit them. Be smart enough to stop hurting yourself after someone has hurt you, learn to let their offense go. Make the decision to forgive them and then immediately lean on God for the grace to do it. Go to God and say, "God, as an act of my will, I choose not to be offended, but I need your help! Please heal my wounded emotions and give me your grace and power not to give into my desires to ignore and mistreat this person. I choose to walk in your love. Thank You, Lord, for giving me the power to do what is right and see victory in my life!

I encourage you to choose to let every difficult person and situation make you better instead of bitter. Although people and circumstances may not change, but we can. Through God's grace, you and I can grow to the point where we are so mature in Christ that nothing disturbs our peace within!

In His Service,
Michael Rivera
Reviving This Generation Outreach Ministries
2Restore.net