Stop allowing things from the past to control you in the present or hinder you in the future. Paul shook things off. He didn't let them cling to him like anchors pulling him down.

We can't afford to be killing one another.

We are forgiven, that we may be like Him who forgives us.

Never give up on anybody.

Things that are done, it is needless to speak about...things that are past, it is needless to blame.

Forgiveness is an act of the will, and the will can function regardless of the temperature of the heart.

Even as the angry vengeful thoughts boiled through me, I saw the sin of them. Jesus Christ had died for this man; was I going to ask for more? Lord Jesus, I prayed, forgive me and help me to forgive him....Jesus, I cannot forgive him. Give me your forgiveness....And so I discovered that it is not on our forgiveness any more than on our goodness that the world's healing hinges, but on His. When He tells us to love our enemies, He gives along with the command, the love itself.

Forgiveness is the key that unlocks the door of resentment and the handcuffs of hatred. It is a power that breaks the chains of bitterness and the shackles of selfishness.

And for all these people alike, the key to healing turned out to be the same. Each had a hurt he had to forgive.

To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover the prisoner was you.

It is not on our forgiveness any more than on our goodness that the world's healing hinges, but His. When He tells us to love our enemies, He gives, along with the command, the love itself.

And so I discovered that it is not on our own forgiveness any more than on our own goodness that the world's healing hinges, but on His. When he tells us to love our enemies, He gives, along with the command, the love itself.