Finding Freedom Through Forgiveness

💔 When Forgiveness Feels Impossible

There are wounds that cut deeper than words can express. Betrayal. Abuse. Rejection. Abandonment. In moments like these, forgiveness doesn't feel like healing—it feels like letting someone off the hook. But Scripture doesn’t offer forgiveness as a suggestion—it offers it as the very path to freedom.

God isn't asking us to feel like forgiving. He’s inviting us to release what’s poisoning our hearts so that healing can begin. Forgiveness is not forgetting. It’s choosing not to live shackled to the pain anymore.

🛑 Forgiveness Is Not Approval

Let’s be clear—forgiving someone does not mean what they did was okay. Jesus never minimized sin. When He forgave, He also called people to repentance and truth. Forgiveness is not the same as reconciliation, and it’s not blind denial.

When we forgive, we place the offender into God’s hands. Not ours. Forgiveness takes the burden of justice off your shoulders and places it into the hands of a holy, just, and faithful God.

🌿 Forgiveness Sets You Free

Harboring unforgiveness feels like control—but it’s a trap. Unforgiveness doesn't trap the offender—it traps you.

Jesus knew forgiveness is something we would wrestle with over and over. But He also knew the cost of carrying bitterness was too high. Forgiveness opens the door to emotional and spiritual freedom.

🕊️ Forgiving Like Jesus

When Jesus hung on the cross, bloody, beaten, and betrayed, His response wasn’t revenge—it was mercy: “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” – Luke 23:34

This is the Savior we follow. He forgave in the middle of His pain—not after the pain was over.

He calls us to do the same—not because it’s easy, but because it’s powerful. Because it’s what changes us.

Forgiving like Jesus means trusting the Father with your pain. It means leaning on His Spirit to do what your flesh cannot. And He will give you grace to do it—even if it’s one small choice at a time.

🧎 How Do I Begin?

Forgiveness is not a one-time decision. It’s a process. Start by telling God the truth. Tell Him how it hurt. Tell Him what it cost you. Then ask for His strength to release it to Him.

You may not feel like you’re ready to forgive—but that’s why forgiveness is not a feeling. It’s an act of faith.

Ask Him for the strength to want to forgive. That’s a powerful prayer. He can work with that. He’s not rushing you. He’s walking with you.

🙌 The Freedom of Forgiveness

When we forgive, we look most like Jesus. And when we forgive, we make space for healing to begin—not just for the other person, but for ourselves.

Forgiveness doesn't mean forgetting. It doesn’t mean pretending. It means choosing freedom over bitterness. Trusting God’s justice. And moving forward without chains.

🙏 Prayer:

Father, You know the pain that has pierced my heart. You see the wounds I carry, and You know how hard it is for me to let go. But today, I ask for Your strength to begin. Help me forgive—not because they deserve it, but because You’ve forgiven me. I release the burden of bitterness and entrust it to You. Fill my heart with peace, and show me how to walk forward in freedom. Teach me to forgive like You. In Jesus’ name, amen.

📖 Scriptures to Meditate On:

• Ephesians 4:32 – Forgive as Christ forgave you

• Romans 12:19 – Leave room for God's justice

• Matthew 18:21–22 – Seventy-seven times

• Luke 23:34 – “Father, forgive them…”

• Psalm 51:10 – Create in me a pure heart

• Matthew 6:14 – Forgive others as you’ve been forgiven

With love,

Brandon

Kingdom Mentality

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