Forgiveness

Scripture: “For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.”

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭6:14‬ ‭NIV‬‬

“Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.”

‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭4:32‬ ‭NIV‬‬

Definition: Forgive - to stop feeling angry or resentful towards someone for their mistakes and wrong doing

Kind- to be friendly, and to be thoughtful and gentle towards others feelings

Compassionate- feeling of showing sympathy and caring for others

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Poems:

Be Kind

B- Bring joy to others

E- Everyone should love one another

K-Keep your eyes on Jesus Christ

I- Invite others to share in God's love

N-No one is perfect, so never hold a grudge

D- Deeping your love for all of your brothers and sisters in Christ

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Truly Forgive

Forgiveness is not for them but for you.

Forgive what they say out of anger.

Forgive those who act out of hate.

Forgive whoever hurt you.

Let go of the grudges you have against people

Let go of the hurt people caused

Let go of the anger you have towards them

Allow yourself to give them a new slate

Allow yourself to forget how they did you wrong

Allow yourself to finally gain peace

Allow yourself to truly forgive

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Forgive Yourself

You deserve forgiveness from yourself

You deserve to not be hard on yourself

You deserve to free yourself

You will make mistakes and that's okay

So please forgive yourself

You will have flaws and that's okay

So please forgive yourself

You will have regrets and that's okay

So please forgive yourself

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Reflection questions:

Why worry about past sins that God has already forgiven you for? What are some sins you need to to forgive yourself for?

What is something you need to forgive someone else for? Can you finally cancel their wrongdoing and let them start off with a clean slate?

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I was going to write a devotional poetry book but never finished it. And today I read a devotional about forgiveness on here by Karl Jackson :

This inspired me to share my work here. I pray it blesses you.