Forgiveness ...

"As God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you"
(Colossians 3:12-13).

They say the bible's meaning of the word forgiveness is to abandon, to send away, to leave alone. True forgiveness is a releasing they say. If we wait till we feel like forgiving, it may never happen. Instead, we must choose to forgive. God will deal with whatever else that needs to be done.

They say forgiving doesn't mean to condone one's behaviour. It just means to release a person so God could deal with the person.

They say we should choose to forgive as Jesus forgave us. We should choose to release the offense. We should choose to believe the truth of The Word of God - that He will heal our wounds over the painful shouts of our emotions. The Holy Spirit will help us as we make it a matter of will. As we walk in obedience to God's command, eventually we'll find ourselves truly free.