Is a lack of forgiveness making it hard for you to find peace? I’ve been in this situation many times before. It has affected my marriage, my relationships with extended family, my working environment, and my friendships. But God has shown me that I can find greater peace when I forgive my offenders.
In my guest post at Woman 2 Woman Ministries this week, I give you practical tips on how to find peace through forgiveness. Here’s a peek at my post, and I hope you head over to read the rest.
How Forgiveness Grants Peace
“Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” Luke 23:34 ESV
Has God ever used something surprising to help you forgive someone?
Recently the book Rising Strong jumped out at me from the library shelf. I was excited to read more from this talented author and researcher Dr. Brene Brown, who probes the topics of shame and authenticity with a fresh voice.
In Rising Strong she tells a story about rooming with an obnoxious person at a conference. Dr. Brown couldn’t wait to get back to her regular counseling appointment to feel validated in her judgment against her offender.
Her therapist listened and then said, “Have you considered she may have been doing the best she could?”
This question rocked Dr. Brown to the core. She had never considered that perhaps the offender wasn’t being intentional in her obnoxiousness. That maybe she was under stress, and she handled it by lashing out. That perhaps she didn’t care about being polite because she had been badly hurt. That maybe she hadn’t learned basic respect from her parents. Or a million other unknown reasons.
By holding onto her judgment that her offender was NOT doing her best (all things being considered), Dr. Brown was becoming the person she didn’t want to be: condemning, harsh, and judgmental.
She learned this important fact: the key to letting go of judgment is forgiveness…
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