007: 4 Steps to Forgive Someone

by Mary Ann Halloran

It’s not easy to forgive. But if we are following Jesus, He calls us to forgive those who sinned against us. And He gave us the example of how to do that from the Cross.

Unforgiveness is like a wound – it needs to be cleansed and attended to in order to heal. Forgiveness is a decision not an emotion.

4 Steps to Forgive:

Make a firm decision to forgive the person that hurt you and voice it to Jesus out loud.
Take all the negative thoughts you have about the person and put those at the foot of the Cross.
Ask Jesus to come and heal you inside from the ways that person has hurt you.
Ask Jesus to bless the person.

About Mary Ann Halloran

I’m a wife, mom, grandma, and follower of Jesus. Besides homeschooling my kids for 30 years, I have been an active member of a lay missionary community that serves the poor. I love spending time with my family, playing with my grandkids, and drinking a hot cup of tea in front of our wood-burning stove in the winter.

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Phyllis LaPlant says

August 27, 2016 at 1:37 pm

Oh Mary Ann, I needed to hear this this week. I was hurt deeply by someone… Thank you Mother Hen…I am so blessed to have you in my life to help me to be a better person.

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