True Forgiveness
1 Peter 4:8 “Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.” True Forgiveness. What does this really mean? After much pondering and meditating on this question and after reading the above scripture, I could draw one conclusion. True forgiveness is simply true love. If we love deeply we forgive, period. It may take some praying, some talking about our hurts to other loved ones, confession, and even fasting if needed. At the end, we must forgive. So I’ve asked myself what does true forgiveness look like to me? How do I know when I’ve truly forgiven? I came to another conclusion: When I can think of/be with/talk to/ the person that hurt me and no longer think or feel any form of resentment about how they hurt me. It’s almost like I’ve forgotten what happened. Wait. Forgotten? How is that possible? Well, technically we can remember if we want to, but in our hearts, "forgotten" feels like what that person did or said to hurt us-never ...