The Greatest Present

Forgiveness can be one of the hardest things you have to do on your journey to growth and peace. When we hold on to hurt, pain, resentment, and anger it harms us far more than it harms the offender. Forgiveness frees us to live in the present. Forgiving yourself can be the hardest of all. Everyone makes mistakes and even worse, intentionally chooses the wrong way. But God’s love for us is overwhelming and covers a multitude of errors. Stop punishing yourself today and absorb these 7 Bible verses to help you forgive yourself.

1. I Peter 5:7 Cast all your anxieties on Him, because He cares for you.
2. II Corinthians 5:17-18 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.
3. Psalm 103:10-11 He does not deal with us according to our sins, nor repay us according to our iniquities. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him.
4. Romans 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
5. Philippians 3:13 [B]ut this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before.
6. Romans 3:23 [We all] fall short of the Glory of God.
7. Psalm 32:5 I acknowledged my [mistakes] to You…and You forgave [them].
   
   

Forgiveness

Forgiveness involves willfully putting aside feelings of resentment toward someone who has committed a wrong, been unfair or hurtful, or otherwise harmed you in some way. Forgiveness is not merely accepting what happened or ceasing to be angry. Rather, it involves a voluntary transformation of your feelings, attitudes, and behavior, so that you are no longer dominated by resentment and can express compassion, generosity, or the like toward the person who wronged you.

 What is the great present you can give to yourself in the present?