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Forgiveness is a basis for a life well lived. In order to have a good establishment of life it is good to understand the foundational truths of forgiveness.
Forgiveness is a basis for a life well lived. In order to have a good establishment of life it is good to understand the foundational truths of forgiveness.
5. Forgiveness does not equal trust
There often is a confusion between forgiveness and trust. Just because I forgive doesn’t mean I have to trust. Forgiveness is given; trust is built. As I think of this it would be like buying an investment property with an old, run down building on it. In order to make the property a worthy asset there would be two things needed.
6. Forgiveness is not an option, it’s a state of being
We are not the gatekeepers of whether someone is forgiven. If this is the case than it could be a place ofIt’s like taking a cup of water out of a river and thinking my container of water is more valuable than the river.
Forgiveness is already happening right now, right now, right now. Are you going to accept it or create your own hell? Separation from love. Get in the flow of constant present forgiveness.
Not too long ago I asked someone for forgiveness and she said “I will have to think about it” Whether she thought about it or not I knew I was free. If she wanted to stand on the bank with her cup of water she could but I was going to float on down the river of forgiveness and enjoy the flow of life.
7. Forgiveness is humbly accepting that everyone is limited
We are all limited, as a matter of fact to be human is to be limited. At our limits is where we can be acknowledged and given grace. We are all alike in that we all have limitations, shortcomings.
It is about compassion not comparison. It is not about comparison of our limitations so we can feel better in our successes, it is about compassion that we all have limitations and acknowledging that my strength is given so that I can give it to another.
We are all fellow strugglers in the dark trying to find our way home and forgiveness is the flashlight that we pass to each other in the darkness.
8. Forgiveness is giving up hope that the past can ever be changed
We are to have hope and hope is for the future. The way to have powerful hope for the future is to not waste it on the past; a past that can never be changed.
The word is for give. Give it forward not give it backward. If I can reconcile my past by bringing it to the present I then have a new ledger to work with for the future. Then if I can bring that new ledger and eliminate debts I have a freedom for today.
Memories are meant to be learned from and extract the lesson then keep the lesson and then move on. Memories are meant to help us not hurt us or stress us out. It’s part of the human experience to remember and learn not to dwell.