God Will Help You Forgive

Whitney Hopler

When someone else's wrong words or actions harm you, the sting can be intense. A friend who gossips, a neighbor who steals, a spouse who moves out, a bully who taunts, a co-worker who lies - all can hurt terribly.

But God wants you to forgive those who hurt you. In fact, He commands that you do so. Why? Because if you don't, bitterness will poison you, but if you do, you can grow in love.

Here are some ways you can forgive others:

Adapted from Forgive and Love Again: Healing Wounded Relationships, copyright 1991 by John Nieder and Thomas M. Thompson. Published by Harvest House Publishers, Eugene, Ore., www.harvesthousepubl.com, 1-888-501-6991.

John Nieder is the host of the daily national radio broadcast The Art of Family Living. Dr. Thomas M. Thompson is director of pastoral ministries for The Art of Family Living. Both Nieder and Thompson are graduates of Dallas Theological Seminary.

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