Do you believe in forgiving and forgetting? If so, how do you do this? If you don't, why not?
2006-12-23 11:03:45 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I believe in forgiving, not forgetting. If we forget what people have done to wrong us, we may not be wise to it the second time. Forgiving is great, but forgetting is impossible.
2006-12-23 11:07:30 · answer #1 · answered by cclleeoo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Forgiveness is a hard thing to do. All I can say is yes I believe in forgiveness. Harboring ill feelings for someone only makes you sick, mentally and physically. For 25 years I prayed and begged God to show me something, and it wasn't a good thing I wanted to see. As I sat early one Sunday morning praying again to God to show me, he opened the words of The Bible where I could understand why he had not done what I prayed so hard for. He told me that judgment was HIS and he couldn't do what he wished either unless I forgave the person who had hurt me so badly. I went to Church and cried and prayed through the entire service, this was a job that I could not do on my own, so I walked down the ale and ask the church to pray for me and explained why I needed their prayer, although they probley still don't know why through all the sobbing and snorting that I did. To make a long story short I have been able to forgive not forget. I will continue to let God do his work and try not to stand in his way by holding on to painful memories. I know God has heard my voice, I'm still waiting and have the faith to know that this person will get what he deserves.
2006-12-23 11:27:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Remember Christ. If Christ died to save sinners, who did not deserve his sacrifice by any means, and if God shows such great mercy to us, then how can we possibly deny other people forgiveness? If the worst of us are forgiven, then how can we defend ourselves for refusing to forgive someone who made a little mistake?
2006-12-23 11:22:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
forgiving yes but forgetting no. if some one hurts you too much, and think you are stupid for forgiving him, you must teach him a lesson.
2006-12-23 11:27:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
take into consideration the nature of the person..how they treat people...then forgive them...and based upon what they do...either just let it go and move on with the relationship being the same...or if this person offends you again...set your boundaries so that you may not be violated again like that by that person.
2006-12-23 11:13:53 · answer #5 · answered by Brother J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋