If you hug to yourself any resentment against anybody else, you destroy the bridge by which God would come to you.

Be patient and understanding. Life is too short to be vengeful or malicious.

If our marriages are to survive the long haul, we certainly must have a love that keeps no record of wrongs.

face up to the seriousness — possibly a high-handed wickedness — of what they did; and still to forgive. This

Most of us need time to work through pain and loss. We can find all manner of reasons for postponing forgiveness. One of these reasons is waiting for the wrongdoers to repent before we forgive them. Yet such a delay causes us to forfeit the peace and happiness that could be ours.

His heart was as great as the world, but there was no room in it to hold the memory of a wrong

The love that you withhold is the pain that you carry.

Forgiveness is a matter of choice, not feelings. We demonstrate true forgiveness when we refuse to brood over the sins committed against us.

If someone hurts you, cry a river, then build a bridge and get over it. Unknown

If someone has hurt me, and I am bitter about it, that person is in actuality still hurting me. Bitterness is a pain in itself. It is a negative attitude that steals joy and peace. However, if I am willing to press past the pain and make a decision to forgive, I will be free.

Obviously these people are destined to be frustrated and discontented most of the time. Don't spend your life trying to make the impossible possible. People have faults and there is no way around it! No matter who you are in relationship with there will be times when they will disappoint you, so plan on forgiving frequently.

When you find yourself in a position where you could easily point an accusing finger—or have an accusing finger pointed at you—think, trust, and forgive.