If you forgive them does that mean you act as if nothing ever happened?
I mean f someone shot your dog out of meanness, you might forgive them but would you ever trust them around your dog again? If not does that mean you have not forgiven them?
Suppose you think you have forgiven but you really have not, how would youknow?
Does forgiveness mean you have to associate and be friends with someone that has a personality that just irritates you?
I know these are very childish questions but I really need some answers.
You know you've forgiven someone when "it doesn't matter" any more.
Meaning...if you can think about what they did, and you can honesty tell yourself "hey, it doesn't matter", then you've really forgiven them.Makes a lot of sense to me, and I keep that in mind a lot when I ask myself if I've really forgiven someone. Hope that helps somewhat.
Now, that doesn't mean you should necessarily forget what they did. For example if someone steals money from you, and later confesses, of course you forgive them. But that doesn't mean you would still leave your money or valuables around them unattended . That just wouldn't be wise, and we still have to use wisdom at all times.
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You always hear forgive and forget, but that's almost impossible when you've been hurt. However, if you can forgive and allow that person/incident not to "rule" you, then you have forgiven.
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If you forgive them does that mean you act as if nothing ever happened?
I mean f someone shot your dog out of meanness, you might forgive them but would you ever trust them around your dog again? If not does that mean you have not forgiven them?
Suppose you think you have forgiven but you really have not, how would youknow?
Does forgiveness mean you have to associate and be friends with someone that has a personality that just irritates you?
I know these are very childish questions but I really need some answers.
You'll know if you've forgiven someone if you don't feel animosity toward that person when their name is mentioned or when you think about them. If you do feel a little bitterness or anger then you need to pray some more.
Something that has helped me is to realize who my enemy is and even though I know it was a person who did or said something hateful toward me, I know who lies behind the words and actions of that person. It helps me to keep things in perspective and easier to forgive.
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People who are always looking for fault,can find it easily all they have to do,is look into their mirror.
There they can find plenty of fault.
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