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What Do You Mean To Forgive?
Are you carrying around any known or unknown hurt and brokenness in your life? We are not designed to hold onto the bitterness and resentment that come with past hurts. After you forgive someone, you may continue to struggle with bitterness or anger. However, your emotions often change after you decide to forgive. Although you start out choosing to forgive, you often end up feeling forgiving.
How do we forgive someone who has hurt us badly? By what means do we advance from the things and people that caused us pain? Moving on from a wounding relationship or incident is a very challenging phase for everyone. It requires more than just the courage to move forward. It demands our humility, honesty, compassion, and faith.
The Bible has a lot to say about this word. Bible verses about forgiveness give us the best tips in forgiving.
How Can We Forgive someone?
Keep in mind what forgiving entails. You are simply letting it go without condoning the wrong or acting as if it never happened.
Understand the advantages of forgiveness. Our health, happiness, and ability to remain calm can all be enhanced by letting go of anger and resentment. (Proverbs 14:30) And much more importantly, receiving God’s forgiveness for your own sins depends on your ability to forgive others. (Matthew 6:14, 15).
Be understanding. All of us are imperfect. (James 3:2) Just as we value forgiveness, so too should we be willing to overlook others’ sins. (Matthew 7:12).
Be reasonable. When we have a minor cause for complaint, we can apply the Bible’s counsel: “Continue putting up with one another.” (Colossians 3:13).
Act quickly. If you can, try to forgive right away rather than allowing your anger to grow. (Ephesians 4:26, 27).
What Are The Steps That You Can Follow In Order To Forgive Someone?
1. Ask the Lord to help you forgive.
It’s difficult to forget some things. Ask the Lord’s assistance. Also, request his pardon for not pardoning the other individual.
2. Pray for humility in your prayers.
If you need to forgive someone else, ask God for wisdom on how to keep the right mindset while avoiding being self-righteous. Keep in mind your own mistakes. If you believe that even if you sin, you would never behave in that way, be careful. You are assuming that God sees your sins as less severe than that person’s if you believe this. You might be wrong.
3. Ask God to forgive the one who hurt you.
There’s something powerful about praying for people who abused you. For instance, in the book of Acts 7:60, Stephen prayed these words as he was being stoned to death: “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” In short, Stephen prayed, “Lord, forgive them.”
4. Don’t think about what happened to you too much/Refuse to focus on what happened to you.
Learn how to control your thoughts. Think about things that are pure and praiseworthy. In conclusion, my friends, fill your minds with those things that are good and that deserve praise: things that are true, noble, right, pure, lovely, and honorable. (Philippians 4:8)
5. Stop talking about your past wounds.
In general, after you’ve excused someone else’s behaviors, don’t do it again or spread rumors about it to other people. However, it’s acceptable to speak with a mature Christian who can pray with you and provide godly guidance if you’re having difficulties processing what happened or realize you have an incorrect attitude.
6. Never “take back” your forgiveness..
It’s simple to forgive, only to later regret it. Refuse to think of anything that makes you want to withdraw your forgiveness. Instead, enjoy the freedom that comes from forgiving others.
So let us not become tired of doing good; for if we do not give up, the time will come when we will reap the harvest. (Galatians 6:9). And as for you, brothers, never tire of doing what is right. (2 Thessalonians 3:13).
How To Identify Someone You Want To forgive.
Now take a moment to think of someone you have not forgiven for hurting or disappointing you. If you have trouble thinking of someone, ask yourself the following questions. If you answer “yes” to any of them, it’s a sign you may need to forgive this person.
Do you feel anger, resentment, or bitterness toward someone?
Do you think a lot about what someone did to you?
Do you talk with others about the ways someone mistreated you?
Do you hope bad things will happen to someone?
Do you feel sorry for yourself?
Remember that forgiveness is a choice. If you have trouble making this choice, then read your bible carefully and what it says about forgiving.
Ephesians 4:32, “Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you”
Below Are The Best Bible Verses About Forgive
So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass of thy brethren, and their sin; for they did unto thee evil: and now, we pray thee, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they spake unto him.
Exodus 10:17
Now therefore forgive, I pray thee, my sin only this once, and entreat the LORD your God, that he may take away from me this death only.
Exodus 32:32
But now, please forgive their sin—but if not, then blot me out of the book you have written.”
Numbers 30:5
But if her father disallows her in the day that he heareth; not any of her vows, or of her bonds wherewith she hath bound her soul, shall stand: and the LORD shall forgive her, because her father disallowed her.
Numbers 30:12
But if her husband hath utterly made them void on the day he heard [them; then] whatsoever proceeded out of her lips concerning her vows, or concerning the bond of her soul, shall not stand: her husband hath made them void, and the LORD shall forgive her.
Joshua 24:19
And Joshua said unto the people, Ye cannot serve the LORD: for he [is] a holy God; he [is] a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgressions nor your sins.
1 Samuel 25:28
I pray thee, forgive the trespass of thine handmaid: for the LORD will certainly make my lord a sure house; because my lord fighteth the battles of the LORD, and evil hath not been found in thee [all] thy days.
1 Kings 8:30
And hearken thou to the supplication of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, when they shall pray toward this place: and hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place: and when thou hearest, forgive.
1 Kings 8:34
Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel, and bring them again unto the land which thou gavest unto their fathers.
1 Kings 8:36
Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy servants, and of thy people Israel, that thou teach them the good way wherein they should walk, and give rain upon thy land, which thou hast given to thy people for an inheritance.
1 Kings 8:39
Then hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and do, and give to every man according to his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou, [even] thou only, knowest the
1 Kings 8:50
And forgive your people, who have sinned against you; forgive all the offenses they have committed against you, and cause their captors to show them mercy;
2 Chronicles 6:21
Hearken therefore unto the supplications of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, which they shall make toward this place: hear thou from thy dwelling place, [even] from heaven; and when thou hearest, forgive.
2 Chronicles 6:25
Then hear thou from the heavens, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel, and bring them again unto the land which thou gavest to them and to their fathers.
2 Chronicles 6:27
Then hear thou from heaven, and forgive the sin of thy servants, and of thy people Israel, when thou hast taught them the good way, wherein they should walk; and send rain upon thy land, which thou hast given unto thy people for an inheritance.
2 Chronicles 6:30
Then hear thou from heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and render unto every man according unto all his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou only knowest the hearts of the children of men:)
2 Chronicles 6:39
Then hear thou from the heavens, [even] from thy dwelling place, their prayer, and their supplications, and maintain their cause, and forgive thy people which have sinned against thee.
2 Chronicles 7:14
If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
Psalms 25:11
For the sake of your name, LORD, forgive my iniquity, though it is great.
Psalms 25:18
Look upon mine affliction and my pain, and forgive all my sins.
Psalm 32:1,5
Blessed is the one whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord.” And you forgave the guilt of my sin.
Psalm 86:5
You, Lord, are forgiving and good, abounding in love to all who call to you
Psalms 103:3
who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases,
Isaiah 2:9
And the mean man boweth down, and the great man humbleth himself: therefore forgive them not.
Jeremiah 18:23
Yet, LORD, thou knowest all their counsel against me to slay [me]: forgive not their iniquity, neither blot out their sin from thy sight, but let them be overthrown before thee; deal [thus] with them in the time of thine anger.
Jeremiah 31:34
34 No longer will they teach their neighbor, or say to one another, ‘Know the LORD,’ because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest,” declares the LORD. “For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more.”
Jeremiah 36:3
It may be that the house of Judah will hear all the evil which I purpose to do unto them; that they may return every man from his evil way; that I may forgive their iniquity and their sin.
Daniel 9:19
O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for thine own sake, O my God: for thy city and thy people are called by thy name.
Amos 7:2
And it came to pass, [that] when they had made an end of eating the grass of the land, then I said, O Lord GOD, forgive, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he [is] small.
Micah 7:18
Who is a God like you, who pardons sin and forgives the transgression of the remnant of his inheritance? You do not stay angry forever but delight to show mercy.
Matthew 6:12
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
Matthew 6:14-15
14 For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
15 But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.
Matthew 18:21-22
21 Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?”
22 Jesus answered, “I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.
Matthew 18:21
Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?
Matthew 18:35
So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.
Mark 2:7
Why doth this [man] thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only?
Mark 2:10
But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy,)
Mark 11:25
And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.
Luke 5:21
And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?
Luke 5:24
But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power upon earth to forgive sins, (he said unto the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thine house.
Luke 6:37
37 “Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.
Luke 7:48
Then He said to her, “Your sins have been forgiven.”
Luke 11:4
And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive everyone that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
Luke 17:3-4
Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. And if he trespasses against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.
Luke 23:34
34 Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up his clothes by casting lots.
John 20:23
If you forgive anyone’s sins, their sins are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.”
Acts 8:22
Repent of this wickedness and pray to the Lord in the hope that he may forgive you for having such a thought in your heart.
Hebrews 8:12
For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more.
Hebrews 10:17-18
The Lord our God is merciful and forgiving, even though we have rebelled against him
2 Corinthians 2:7
So that contrariwise ye [ought] rather to forgive [him], and comfort [him], lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow.
2 Corinthians 2:10
To whom ye forgive anything, I [forgive] also: for if I forgave anything, to whom I forgave [it], for your sakes [forgave I it] in the person of Christ;
2 Corinthians 12:13
For what is it wherein ye were inferior to other churches, except [it be] that I myself was not burdensome to you? forgive me for this wrong.
Colossians 3:13
13 Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
Ephesians 4:32
For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you
2 Corinthians 2:10
Anyone you forgive, I also forgive. And what I have forgiven—if there was anything to forgive—I have forgiven in the sight of Christ for your sake,
James 5:14-15
Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven.
1 John 1:9
9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
Pastor Nathaniel
