Part 3 of Chapter 8 of “Forgiveness” from my book Think and Grow in Grace.
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Hebrews 12:15 See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God…
Another excellent and wonderful podcast video. Hurt and pain do play a role in forgiveness. Sometimes it takes years for the sting to go away.
I have been able to forgive friends, coworkers and mean bosses because eventually I forgot what happened! So I was no longer angry.
As for family members one has different expectations. You expect your family to love and support you. We all grew up together. But that final betrayal changed everything. Even though I know mentally I should forgive them it wouldn’t be genuine.
It’s no use mentally assenting to forgiveness when in your heart you can’t stand them. I guess that I should feel some guilt, shame or remorse over the split but I don’t. But life goes on.
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I love how real you are my friend!
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Thanks. I would say now that I’m indifferent to those family members. I neither hate nor love them.
My own life keeps me busy and I wish them well.
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