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"If It's Too Hard To Forgive" is a song from "The Parents," sung by Gumball. In fact, four months after they were reconciled, Lorna’s husband woke her early one morning to say, “I now know that a man should love his wife the way God has loved us. Stronger community.By clicking the "Sign up" button, you agree to receive email updates from FamilyLife and agree to FamilyLife’s Like the article? FamilyLife® is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation and all gifts are tax deductible as allowed by law.Stronger faith. '”He did. Everything.Early in the process of restoration, there were moments when those old feelings would flood back in Lorna’s heart.

And when we release the offense into the hands of God, we can begin to make room for healing in our hearts.Forgiving someone is making the decision to choose mercy and grace over bitterness and resentment. All Rights Reserved.

Picture each of these positive statements wounding the devil and shaming him away from you.Forgiving someone doesn’t mean I’ll get my storybook ending. They're growing further every day. And when we release the offense into the hands of God, we … It will be—it can only be—the love of Christ transplanted into your believing heart that can exchange your weakness for His strength.Several years ago, I met a dear woman named Lorna Wilkinson, whose husband had brought a great deal of discord and mistrust into their marriage.
FaithGateway is brought to you by HarperCollins Christian Publishing and is dedicated to helping you grow and share your faith. I have to trust God to get me through this forgiveness journey so that I can finally heal.Lift up your hurt and honest feelings to the Lord through prayer, whether it’s written or verbal. Luke 6:36 says,Since I’m so very aware of my own need for grace, I must be willing to freely give it away, too.Each hole left from rejection must become an opportunity to create more and more space for grace in my heart. Home is everything but canceled. Within a short period of time, her eyes had been opened and she was brought to faith in Christ.But her divorce was still moving forward … until the day her phone rang.

Take it to the Lord in prayer and always remember: What you are not able to do for yourself, He will do it for you and in you.”Certainly, not every marriage is remedied the way Lorna’s was, even by forgiveness.

The memories will fade away. It will never be the depth of your love that causes you to forgive such heartless acts and attitudes. Connect with her at www.LysaTerKeurst.com or on social media @LysaTerKeurst.Copyright © 2019 HarperCollins Publishers. Come share your thoughts on our blog. Have you ever struggled to choose forgiveness over bitterness in the midst of feeling rejected, abandoned, or hurt? He came home. “Do not give up on your spouse. Miraculously, he no longer had the urge to smoke or drink.

Let go of the weight that won't let you live.

She came to the conclusion that divorce was the only way out, the best way she knew to salvage what remained of her life.So she took the step. Forgiveness doesn’t validate them, and it doesn’t justify their hurtful actions.Speak of good things in the midst of a bad situation.Truth proclaimed and lived out is a fiercely accurate weapon against evil.It’s hard to see that my struggle isn’t with them or caused by them.However, truth tells me something different. Part of her wanted to be done with him, but somewhere in the depths of her heart, the Lord seemed to be saying, “Go whisper in your husband’s ear that he doesn’t have to worry about a place to live. Deep hurts from loved ones can feel so very raw and unresolved in the midst of a season that’s supposed to be full of joy and gratefulness.Let me be the friend who takes you by the hand to say… I understand. Her husband was having a heart attack.Extended family began to gather at the hospital, not sure if he was going to make it. Stronger family. Here’s one to get you started:Original devotion written by Lysa TerKeurst for Devotionals Daily featuring Let’s turn our attention to old disagreements, family scuffles, and unresolved hurts and ask the Lord to help us give grace, even unasked grace. If it's too hard to forgive, Then just give. There were flowers, postcards, candlelit dinners. Maybe you’re there right now as you prepare to spend time with friends and family over the holidays. He’s done it too many times. But providentially, right at that critical juncture in her life, she “happened” to tune in to a Day after day, this needy woman continued to listen to the broadcast, her thirsty heart drinking in the truth of the Word.