When someone gives you offense, it doesn't mean you have to take it.

Good relationships require a lot of hard work, education, and willingness to meet each other's needs.

Staying angry at someone who has hurt you is like taking poison hoping that your enemy will die.

You may have heard the saying, "Refusing to forgive is like drinking poison and hoping it kills the other person.

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

Forgive as often as you must and don't put limits on it.

When we have been mistreated, it seems totally unfair to just forgive those who have hurt us. We feel someone needs to pay for what has happened to us. When we hurt, we want to place blame. We want justice! We need to remember God is just (See Deuteronomy 32:4). His Word promises He will eventually make everything right that is wrong, if we will only trust Him (See Isaiah 61:7-8).

The person who forgives is always greater than the one who is jealous and angry.

The best way to get along with people is not to expect them to like you.

It is important to forgive quickly. Thankfully, the quicker we forgive, the easier it is to do. God is love, and He forgives and forgets. In order to be like Him, we can develop the same habit. Prayer

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.

Often we think about what is wrong with people and what we don't like about them. Focusing on people's faults is not showing love to them. We can choose to pray for them concerning any weaknesses they may have, and to pray for ourselves, that God will help us in our weaknesses also.