Are you one of those people who collect quotes? I know I am. When I see good, pithy quotes, I write them down. There’s something about good quotes that captures my imagination.
One thing I’ve discovered about collecting quotes is that you start picking up more good quotes the more you do it. It’s like my mind focuses in on them when I hear them.
One I heard recently was “Everyone says forgiveness is a lovely idea, until they have something to forgive.” Credit for this one goes to C. S. Lewis.
This is one of the quotes that mean more the longer I ponder it. Forgiveness always sounds like a good idea until you are in the middle of a situation where you have something to forgive.
When that hurt or wrong is suddenly tossed into your lap and life, things look different. Forgiveness is not so easy when you’re facing the wrong.
The wrong has a way of coloring everything you encounter. It changes how you look at people and yourself.
The wrong becomes a lens that changes how you view the whole world. You see the world through the wrong done to you and the pain it brings with it.
True forgiveness is not an easy option. In terms of the easy options, ‘going with the flow’ is easier. True forgiveness is not going with the flow.
It’s easy for the preachers or experts to say with smug smiles that you need to forgive. It’s always easier saying you need to forgive than to do it. Perhaps that’s why they seldom tell you ‘how’ to go about forgiving.
Although it’s not an easy option, it does open the door to more choices. When you are ready for to forgive, consider the video, “Forgiveness: Stop the Pain, Tear down the Walls and Remove the Roadblocks“. The video guides you through the ‘how’ part of forgiveness.
Knowing what to do keeps you from hurting longer than is necessary. When you don’t know how to forgive, you’re not forgiving.
Order your copy of the video today and within minutes you can start the forgiveness process in your own life.
Forgiveness isn’t for everyone. Doing it right also involves effort on your part. It’s not one of those easy, go with the flow type of things. C. S. Lewis was right about forgiveness being a lovely idea until it happens to you.
Best Regards,
Jeff
