Forgiveness is a powerful tool for healing from "summary" of Get Out of Your Head by Jennie Allen
Forgiveness is a powerful tool for healing. When we hold onto unforgiveness, it only ends up hurting us more than the person we are refusing to forgive. It’s like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die. We may think that holding onto bitterness and resentment is a way to punish the other person, but in reality, it only poisons our own hearts and minds. When we choose to forgive, we are not excusing the other person’s behavior or saying that what they did was okay. Instead, we are releasing ourselves from the burden of carrying around anger and hatred. Forgiveness is not about letting the other person off the hook; it’s about freeing ourselves from the chains of bitterness that bind us. ...
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