I thought I’d blog on a topic few ever talk about, much less practice, but is incredibly important to our sense of peace and happiness. Let’s talk about how to seek forgiveness when you have hurt someone. When we hurt someone, we undoubtedly cause a broken relationship. Broken relationships...
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Dawson
on 08-28-2008
Tags: Forgiveness, Forgiveness series, feelings, Relationships, How to
Over my last several blogs we have been taking an in-depth journey through the difficult topic of forgiveness. I say difficult because forgiving someone who has deeply hurt you is no doubt the hardest challenge you will ever face. But deciding to forgive someone who has deeply hurt you is also, unquestionably...
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Dawson
on 08-14-2008
Tags: Forgiveness, Forgiveness series, Relationships, How to
Someone anonymously commented about a painful childhood at the hands of an abusive stepmother, and the power of forgiveness to heal their relationship. “When I realized that she doesn't have that kind of hold over me anymore, and I don't have the strength to hold a grudge anymore, I forgave...
Forgiving takes time—the greater the hurt, the greater the time. For the last couple of weeks we have been talking about the whole concept of forgiving others. This is obviously an extremely important issue. Everybody has somebody they need to forgive. The spirit of unforgiveness and bitterness...