Unforgiveness - the only prison in which you have the key to set yourself free.

As the year closes, it is a good thing to look back and reflect on how the year has gone.

Forgiveness is one thing we need to reflect on. There has been offense from friends or family members, and you tell yourself you have forgiven them.

Here are some scenarios

Check your heart.

Have you truly forgiven that person?

Do you know what it means to forgive a person?

If you can forgive, you are a powerful person.

Revenge is for the weak-minded person.

Forgiveness means you are willing to move forward. It unties the cords that tie you to the offense committed against you. It sets you free. Imagine being bound with huge ropes to a container. You can’t move and it is uncomfortable. It is what unforgiveness feels like. You are the one suffering. The person who tied you up is not suffering. Forgiveness is for you. It is not for the other person.

To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you. ~ Lewis B Smedes

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