Emotions that steal our peace affect our health in disease and sickness, sleeplessness, and relationships.  Happiness and joy require letting go.

Forgetting Doesn’t Work

Our brains are not wired to forget.  Forgetting is burying, repressing, and disassociating from past events.  If emotions are attached to the event, the emotion will come back.  When offended by someone, there can be some form of anger, also, depending on the event, maybe fear, hopelessness, guilt, shame, and other emotions that manifest and interrupt our peace.

Forgiveness Is a Choice That Heals

The only permanent fix is to choose to forgive.  You don’t have to feel good about doing this, only choose to do it.  Matthew 18:21 (NIV) “Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, "Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?  Jesus answered, "I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.”  

A person may have hurt you many times, and after forgiving that person, there may still be painful emotions toward that person.  Ask Jesus to reveal the additional memories that the person has hurt you.  As the Holy Spirit reveals these to you, forgive.  

Our 5-step prayer is very powerful in doing this.  Past hurts follow us into our present relationships.  As we heal, happiness and joy grow.  Forgiveness prayer is God’s answer to bring peace in our life.


Further Information:

Forgiveness
http://www.guidetopsychology.com/forgive.htm


FAQ’s on Forgiveness
http://hoyweb.com/faq/forgive2.htm