Forgiveness

Hi friends! I’m sorry I missed a post last week! The week was busy and it just got away from me, but that’s no excuse. I’m human and make mistakes. But here I am this week, ready to talk about forgiveness! (How appropriate, as I’m hoping you can forgive me for last week! haha)

My post today is based on a sermon I heard a couple of Sundays ago. I, myself, am a Christian, but this is not specifically a Christian blog/website. Due to that, I am going to keep my personal beliefs out of it, and just focus on the really great life advice from the sermon.

First off, I believe that it is so important to treat everybody with love and kindness. It’s the golden rule we all grow up learning; treat others as you want to be treated. If we approach the world with love, it will reciprocate love back to us. Forgiveness is a true act of love. If we love others, we should be able to forgive them. Love makes forgiveness easier.

One of the most important things I got out of the sermon is that forgiveness is freeing. It makes it possible for us to move on. It empowers us to release ourselves from the past and move on into the future. Another great lesson is that by forgiving others, as well as being forgiven ourselves, we can manifest gratefulness. We have gratitude when we are forgiven, and we love when we forgive. Love and gratitude go hand in hand, and therefore we can be free to feel gratitude when we forgive.

The last point I am going to make is, in my opinion, the most important take away. We must forgive ourselves. We cannot beat ourselves up. If we live in the past and beat ourselves up we cannot live in the present or move on into the future. We can’t be the best version of ourselves. The amount of gratitude we can feel once we forgive ourselves is astronomical. What we must understand, though, is that forgiveness takes time. It cannot be forced. It’s something we have to work on and be mindful of. Like everything that we do to better ourselves, it takes practice.

I hope you can forgive yourself and anyone else for anything you are holding onto. Love yourself, love others, and live in gratitude. Free yourself and be empowered! As always, if you need to talk or just want to leave a comment please feel free to email or post at the bottom. Remember, you are loved.