Forgiveness is a spiritual force that releases you from unproductive attachment to the person(s) you forgive.
In other words, forgiveness keeps you from being imprisoned by your own pain. When you don’t forgive, you are forever tied to what hurt you.
People often say, “It doesn’t feel like I’ve forgiven.”
This is because forgiveness occurs at the highest level of spirit first, so it might take time for the evidence of your forgiveness to manifest.
In my experience, the evidence usually manifests in my healing and my being much less affected by who or what caused the original annoyance, pain, rejection, or trauma.
The highest purpose of forgiveness is to keep us from being relegated to last place in our own lives. It releases us from the subjugation of the offense and allows us to move beyond the offense.
~ChaplainMichele
#SpiritFirst
Chaplain Michele is on YouTube.
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