Share a story where it was very difficult
for you to forgive the perpetrator for wronging you, but you did it — you
forgave them.
This would
be the story of my dad and me. In the
first 23 years of my parent’s marriage, my dad made a few selfish choices,
which caused anguish for my mom and an eventual break in their marriage (for a
while). My mom and I developed a very close relationship after this, when it
was just the two of us, and during this time, I also developed a hearty
bitterness towards my dad. Over the
years, I tried to forgive him, and for awhile, I even thought I had, but it
took a few more years to realize that I still hadn’t totally let the wrongs
go. I am so happy to say now that
forgiveness no longer eludes me. I feel
no ill will or bitterness toward my father in the slightest anymore. And what did it take for me to finally
forgive…well, it took a lot of time as well as a healthy dose of maturity on my
part. I had to make a lot of my own
mistakes and selfish choices to realize that my dad is just human, like me, and
if I can’t forgive him, how could I ever expect to be forgiven myself for my
wrongs? I can’t, so forgiveness is the
only answer when there is any bitterness in your heart.
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