I\u2019m not talking about weight loss. I\u2019m not talking about getting out of debt. Those things are easy compared to this. I think the hardest thing you\u2019ll ever do is forgive someone<\/strong>. Why? Because forgiveness is so emotionally charged, it can seem too difficult for us to forgive.<\/p>\n Maybe it\u2019s an ex-spouse who hurt you so bad that you can\u2019t seem to see straight sometimes. Maybe it\u2019s a friend that stabbed you in the back. Maybe it\u2019s our parents. They weren\u2019t there enough; they split up; they didn\u2019t give you the childhood you feel like you deserved. Whatever it looks like, lack of forgiveness turns into bitterness.<\/p>\n Bitterness acts like a poisonous sedative. It comforts us to a degree, all the while slowly poisoning us and stealing our ability to enjoy life. Here\u2019s what I know about forgiveness:<\/p>\n The only antidote to the poison of bitterness is forgiveness. It\u2019s not easy. It\u2019s not simple. It\u2019s the hardest thing you\u2019ll ever do. But it\u2019s absolutely necessary for you to have the life that God wants for you.<\/p>\n \u201cBear with each other\u00a0and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.\u201d<\/em> Colossians 3:13<\/p>\n QUESTION: Who do you need to forgive?<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I\u2019m not talking about weight loss. I\u2019m not talking about getting out of debt. Those things are easy compared to this. I think the hardest thing you\u2019ll ever do is forgive someone. Why? Because forgiveness is so emotionally charged, it can seem too difficult for us to forgive. Maybe it\u2019s an ex-spouse who hurt you […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2490,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[139,141,157,529,532,534,1557],"class_list":["post-943","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-bible","tag-biblical-truth","tag-bitterness","tag-food-for-thought","tag-forgive","tag-forgiveness","tag-what-im-teaching"],"yoast_head":"\n\n