Freedom in Forgiveness

Forgiveness is rarely something we want to do right away. More often, it is the very thing we resist—because choosing it means facing what wounded us in the first place. It means revisiting pain we worked hard to survive.
But healing does not come from avoidance. It begins with courage.
If you can summon the bravery to confront your own heart, you may begin to see what has attached itself there: hurt, anger, bitterness, and the desire to settle accounts. These emotions do not make you weak. They make you human. But left unattended, they quietly bind us to the very pain we want to escape.
This is where mercy must begin—with yourself.
Humility is not humiliation. It is honesty before God. It is the willingness to say, I have carried this too long. Repentance, in this context, is not shame-driven—it is freedom-driven. It is turning away from what has kept you stuck and choosing healing and wholeness instead.
When we focus solely on justice or vengeance, something within us hardens. Scripture reminds us that these belong to God alone. When we release the heart of the one who caused us pain into His hands, we are not excusing harm—we are surrendering the burden of judgment we were never meant to carry.
God sees. God knows. God is just.
And in that surrender, something surprising happens: tenderness returns. Peace begins to surface. Not the fragile peace of denial, but the steady peace that allows your spirit to move forward unburdened.
So be courageous today.
Let today be the day you love yourself enough to let it go.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, Jenny