Special Guest Article: Forgiveness by Grace Gayle
Unforgiveness is a major cause of depression.
It eats at your soul like a cancer, burrowing
you deeper into depression. When we don’t
choose to forgive, all our other relationships
will be contaminated by our bitterness, and
we will inevitably hurt those we love most.
When we choose to forgive, we are opening
the door to allow God to change us as an
individual.
Forgiving our offender is giving up our right
to demand retribution. By forgiving the one
who hurt me, I am not saying what he did was
okay. Nor am I saying I am over the emotional
pain. Forgiveness simply means I am willing to
live with the consequences of his sin against
me. I let him off my hook, but he is still
answerable to God.
Forgiveness is a major and necessary step to
healing. Forgiveness sets us free to move
through the healing process and continue to
grow as a person. Forgiveness is the key to
healing for all emotional wounds.
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Author- “From Victim To Victor”,
Founder- “Healing Our Brokenness Ministries”
Speaker- on the healing journey
Creator- of workshops and Bible studies for
wounded hearts
Grace lives with her husband, Paul McMullen, in
Brighton, ON.