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Why Is Forgiveness So Hard to Offer?

April 9, 2019 by Kristi 6 Comments

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Pin me for later! This post may contain affiliate links. Full disclosure here. Have you ever wondered why forgiveness is so hard to offer? Releasing situations and offering forgiveness often mimics a puppy attempting to wriggle its way out of clutched hands. We hold tight, refusing to allow it to go. We grasp that hurt and offense, and we cling to blame like static cling causes a dress to cling the leg mid-winter. But Continue Reading

Ever Found Forgiveness Impossible to Offer? Run Here

May 22, 2018 by Kristi 9 Comments

Have you ever found forgiveness impossible to offer? I thought I did a few years back. And boy, what a wrestling match! When unforgiveness cloaks us, it'll turn a bright, sunny face into a gray hue of anger and sorrow. Bitterness and resentment wash us with their ugly darkness. The bad scene grows darker by the day as long as we're held hostage by our own refusal of offering. No one  jumps for joy amid a struggle with forgiveness - Continue Reading

Wronged and Wounded? What Would Jesus Do?

April 10, 2018 by Kristi 17 Comments

What would Jesus do? Wounded when wronged - it happens, doesn't it? And goodness, forget forgiveness in those tough situations. After all, we've been wronged: wounded by their words, hurt by their intentions, maimed by their force. They simply don't deserve our forgiveness. Right? But what would Jesus do? (Remember that saying from years past - WWJD? Yeah, we're heading back there.) What would Jesus Do? He faced a walk ripe for withholding Continue Reading

The Cat, the Sand, and Forgiveness {Guest Post}

February 17, 2017 by Kristi Leave a Comment

Sometimes I wish I could stick my head in the sand, cover my ears and tout la la la la la when certain tough or emotional situations arise. Take forgiveness, for example. That's a tough one to offer when we've been wronged but stand oh-so-right, when another has been a "jerk" and we've been oh-so-nice, right? Maybe you have a similar situation you're wrestling with? Maybe there's forgiveness desperately needed, but it has yet to come to Continue Reading

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