How Can I Possibly Forgive?

Rescuing Your Heart from Resentment and Regret

by Sara Horn

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Pub Date Oct 01 2014 | Archive Date Oct 31 2014

Description

Sometimes it’s a struggle to forgive a friend, a family member, a coworker, or a neighbor. This book helps you to look at the meaning of forgiveness and the impact that choosing to forgive—or refusing to forgive—has on your life. It will help you identify the battles worth fighting and the ones that aren’t and how to tell the difference.

As she did in her popular one-year experiment with submission, Sara Horn reveals through personal experiences and stories what she’s learned about forgiving with God’s help and healing. In the process, she explores the steps toward forgiveness, including how to

take care of the little problems we allow to become big issues
move on from painful slights and deep wounds
be real with ourselves and God first and then be real with others
find closure when disappointment in others doesn’t resolve itself
let go of regret, anger, and bitterness that keep us from living in the freedom God intends

Life isn’t about holding on to destructive and painful experiences. It’s about letting go. And it’s about letting God work in our trying situations so we can see Him more clearly on the other side.

Sometimes it’s a struggle to forgive a friend, a family member, a coworker, or a neighbor. This book helps you to look at the meaning of forgiveness and the impact that choosing to forgive—or...