forgiving do it come easy for you?

@annjilena (5618)
United States
September 8, 2008 3:33pm CST
sometimes its not easy to forgive someone, especially if they have upset you.do we forgive as easy as jesus forgives us.
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• Romania
8 Sep 08
i believe that we can not forgive easily, event though we do it at some time.but we are humans and we have a bad nature that tends to get out if we are angry or upset.some of us, care enough for their own sake as in not to be mean and try to forgive and forget because at some point someone would have to do the same thing for us.life is short.we shouldn't spend it with hate or revenge.
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@annjilena (5618)
• United States
8 Sep 08
thank you well said
• United States
8 Sep 08
It's easy as a Christian to say, "I forgive you" because that's what Jesus has commanded that you forgive. But there are times when you still hold unforgiveness in your heart. At that point, you really have not forgiven them. Jesus forgives us for everything we do, no matter the offense, but as humans it's hard to practice that. If someone accidentally bumps you while walking past and they apologize, you can easily forgive them. But if that same person sleeps around with your spouse, you're not so easy to forgive then. I believe it's a process but no matter what, we must forgive.
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@annjilena (5618)
• United States
8 Sep 08
thank you very well said may god bless you and your family
@Lakota12 (42600)
• United States
9 Sep 08
I know if they have hurt me deeply I dont!
@annjilena (5618)
• United States
27 Sep 08
jesus freely forgives us we also should do the same
• Malaysia
8 Sep 08
For me forgiving not less the burden for other but for own self. Angry at someone will only make our self unhappy.
@annjilena (5618)
• United States
8 Sep 08
thats so true they are sleepling at night in the person who choose not to forgive carry all that weight around not able to sleep.you have a blessed day
@gabbana (1815)
• China
10 Sep 08
yeah, as the saying goes, TO ERR, IS HUMAN ; TO FORGIVE, IS DIVINE.
@annjilena (5618)
• United States
27 Sep 08
thats true but it hard to do that sometime we mean well but sometimes it just dont come easy to forgive
@eddie42 (270)
• United States
26 Sep 08
forgiving don,t come easy at all for me as a matter of fact it can be very hard for me
@annjilena (5618)
• United States
27 Sep 08
and thats ok it hard for some people to forgive remember jesus first forgave up of out trepasses
@metalhalo (599)
• United States
8 Sep 08
I really think it depends on the type of person you are, your character, faith and if you have the ability to place yourself in someone else's shoes. I think it's best to be able to forgive because it doesn't weigh down on your soul. You're not carrying around alot of negative energy. Of course it's always easier said than done. Can you imagine how this world would be if everyone forgave each other easily. No grudges or hard feelings. It would be a completely different place. I'm the type that can forgive easily. Some may think that's a really good virtue but in the past it has lead me to get hurt all over again. So in a way I think being too forgiving could be a downfall.
@annjilena (5618)
• United States
8 Sep 08
don,t you change you have a loving heart its there fault if they can,t see how beautiful your spirit is you be bless
@Sheepie (3112)
• United States
8 Sep 08
I can not say I am huge on forgiving, but I am good about trying to see why a person betrayed me and what made them do it. What were their motives? Are they in the state of mind to do it again? You have to be realistic because some people are going to walk all over you time and time again. Forgive, but do not forget. I have to see some remorse though, I am not one to be walked all over and taken advantage of. I expect to be respected in the same way I respect anyone else.
@annjilena (5618)
• United States
8 Sep 08
i agree some people do try to take advantage of you. you be bless
• United States
8 Sep 08
Forgiving does not come easy for me. I'll tell you why. I'm a person who never forgets. I always remember what someone has done to me. In a way that's good. Just because you forgive someone doesn't mean you should forget what they did. For instance...look at cheaters. If i was married or even if my boyfriend cheated on me that's a really big deal. I may be able to forgive them but never forget. People who say they don't hold grudges are lying. We are human beings. We can never forget what someone has done to us. It's hard for me to forgive because that person automatically thinks that that means i forget and i don't. I won't bring it up or use it against you in an argument but it will always be in the back of my mind. it's hard to forgive and it's even harder to ask for forgiveness
@annjilena (5618)
• United States
8 Sep 08
forgiving sometimes can be easy and like you said at times it can be hard for me i can forgive but i want to remember so it don,t happen again.see jesus freely for gives us and if we follow jesus words we will forgive and just move on it only weighs us down you have a blessed day
@Lee_Rites (845)
• United States
27 Sep 08
Unless someone hurts my kids, I find it easy to forgive them. Mostly because I don't much care what people do and say anyway.