How does one know if she has forgiven? You tend to feel sorrow over the circumstance instead of rage, you tend to feel sorry for the person rather than angry with him. You tend to...

Fate might forgive greed, or gluttony, or even bloodlust, but it never ignores being ignored.

I want to undo this. To make it right. But I have no idea how. I don’t seem to know how to open up to people without getting the door slammed in my face. So...

Don’t focus on her hiss. Remember her purr.

If you cannot pray, simply recite Lord’s Prayer (Psalm 23:1-6):-A psalm of David. New International Version1 The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. 2 He makes me lie down in green...

This doctrine of forgiveness of sin is a premium on crime. ‘Forgive us our sins’ means “Let us continue in our iniquity.” It is one of the most pernicious of doctrines, and one of the...

There are some who say that you should forgive everyone, even the people whohave disappointed you immeasurably. There are others who say you should not forgive anyone, and should stomp off in a huff no...

Forgiveness is divine grace. Forgive yourself and others who have hurt you. You have a divine grace to heal yourself.

Wisdom of the Ages: “Forgiveness” Steroids for the Soul.

And we will mess up. We will hold on when we should have let go. We will walk away when we should have run. We will go when we should have stayed and we will...

In the classroom of hatred we learn pain, but love teaches us to forgive.

What was the point of being able to forgive, when deep down, you both had to admit you’d never forget?

A true friend doesn’t have guts; they beat you up and later plead with you to beat them back.

Too many disciples neglect their thorn-like qualities. For instance: Opting for singleness doesn’t count if you can’t attract a mate. Patience doesn’t count if you are too cowardly to defend what is right. Forgiveness doesn’t...

A grateful mind by owing owes not, but still pays, at once indebted and discharged; what burden then?

It is easy to say the word forgiveness but the challenge is to live the word forgiveness.

As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn’t leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I’d still be in prison.

The Paradoxical CommandmentsPeople are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered.Love them anyway.If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.Do good anyway.If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies.Succeed anyway.The...

Do not forget, do not ever forget, that you have promised me to use the money to make yourself an honest man.’Valjean, who did not recall having made any promise, was silent. The bishop had...

Billos ran. He tore down the shore, bounded up on the rock, and dove into the air. The warm water engulfed him. A boiling heat knocked the wind from his lungs. The shock alone might...

I’m just saying love has a lot to do with the power of forgiveness.

If you keep your heart open, that same pain can become a purifying pain, a strengthening pain. If we choose forgiveness over bitterness, that pain can heal instead of hurt. Instead of a pain that...

Rebuilding relationship requires a lifelong discipline and commitment.

Life is so short. The only person you hurt when you stay angry or hold grudges is you. Forgive everyone, including yourself.

The wise do not buy into other people’s perceptions of who they are and what they are capable of. Instead, they bypass a person’s public persona and see who they are in their highest expression....

You need to forgive people you don’t understand; if not, try to understand people you want to forgive.

Once you decide to forgive, you initiate the healing process. Forgiveness gives your soul permission to move on to the higher and healthier ground of emotional recovery. Forgiveness is to your soul what antibiotics are...

Life is forgiving and amazing. Embrace it. Cultivate it. Make it yours!

Don’t be afraid of failures it takes courage to try new things & only those who try create History.

God knows I’ve got so many frailties myself, I ought to be able to understand and forgive them in others. But I don’t.

Forgiveness is another way of saying, “I need to mind my own business.

What if everything you believe is wrong and you could still be loved and still be forgiven?

We don’t think of ourselves as ‘unforgiving’ or ‘bitter’- those words imply that we are somehow personally responsible. We prefer to talk about how deeply we have been ‘hurt’, implying that we are merely helpless...

Idolatry happens when you worship or praise anything excessively to the point of causing you to believe it reigns supreme. All things on this earth are temporal, even your very own desires. Be careful that...

Most people like it when the pastor says, “family is priority.” What they don’t like very much is when the pastor actually chooses his own family as the priority over them.

Change is inevitable, so accept it.Forgiveness is a gift, so give it.Love is abundant, so spread it.Failure is not fatal, do don’t fear it.Life is for living, so live it.

The trouble with forgiveness is that some people don’t want to be forgiven.

Your dad’s story is over. In six months or a year, this will be done for him. He won’t be dealing with the consequences of what you choose to do now. You will. So you...

But Jesus, our Advocate, presents an effectual plea in behalf of all who by repentance and faith have committed the keeping of their souls to Him.He pleads their cause, and by the mighty arguments of...

A lie has forgiveness. A deceive doesn’t. The difference is in lying to protect and deceiving to harm.

Whenever i’m stung by an ant for no reason, i compare our sizes then i understand why

Lord help my poor soul.

Forgiveness breaks the chain of causality because he who ‘forgives’ you–out of love–takes upon himself the consequences of what you have done. Forgiveness, therefore, always entails a sacrifice.The price you must pay for your own...

But forgiveness is the act of not putting anyone out of your heart, even those who are acting out of deep ignorance or out of confusion and pain.

People fail each other all the time, Mo, and they forgive each other, and start again. It’s a question of knowing the other person’s limitations. Knowing what’s fair to expect of them. Knowing what’s fair...

At the time, I didn’t know what forgiveness meant. I wouldn’t really know what forgiveness meant for another year, until my pastor, Rick McKinley, happened to spell it out in a sermon. He said that...

I say yes, turn the other cheek, and let me slap your butt again. Forgiveness can be oh so naughty.

LOOK at what is there first instead of what YOU want…Enjoy what YOU have for one day it WILL BE the exact thing YOU want back. Accept within yourself that YOU are not being your...

Forgiveness is too easy. I can forget by indifference, but not forgive. I prefer revenge.

Women weren’t to be trusted. Or forgiven. Men weren’t to be trusted either. Not a woman alive would dispute that.