Forgive & Forget?

Posted on 26. Jan, 2011 by Angie Wyatt in Ask Angie, Pain & Fear

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People regularly ask me, “How do I forgive and forget?”  We can forgive others of their offense, but we can’t forget.  What we can do is remember differently.  To know how, watch this video.

For more on forgiveness, watch my Spiritual Wellness video “Forgiveness” HERE, then read the blog “Forgiving the Same Person…Yet Again” HERE.

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7 Responses to “Forgive & Forget?”

  1. Joe Sewell

    26. Jan, 2011

    Amen, Angie!

    I recall hearing a message on this that dealt with the matter in a similar fashion. Forgiving doesn’t mean you have to trust the person again, nor does it mean you will be reconciled with the other person. Both of those take work on the part of the other party/parties involved, work they may not want to put into the situation.

    Our part is to forgive, and keep our relationship with Christ in good repair.

  2. Suzanne

    26. Jan, 2011

    I once spoke to my maternal grandfather in quite a harsh way. He told me” one day I would regret those words” . As an adolescent, my response was “I will never regret those words!” He simply replied with, “when your older you will feel ba…dly for speaking your mind-none of your cousins would speak to me like that” and though I insisted no-I never would-he simply stated ” I am an old man, I forgive you when you are older and remember this, I don’t want you to feel badly or guilty!” Thank You Grandaddy, because I am older now and would feel terribly guilty had you not explicitly instructed me not to!

  3. Andy

    26. Jan, 2011

    I forgive because its the right thing to do, either for that person who needs forgiveness, or me so I can follow the Lords example. I forgave someone and it was the best thing I ever did. It enabled me to still care for them and help them when they needed my help more then ever. Its a long story, but I’m glad I forgave and for a number of reasons. Yes, I still remember, but its just memories now. I’m over it.

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  5. Al

    27. Jan, 2011

    What if…God does the same thing regarding forgiveness, but wont forget the sins? As an all loving God, I am sure he has ways and knows how to do deal with pure evil…but, in this forgiveness context, he might take issue with not forgetting the sins or its issues. Therefore, in part, we are not to judge.

    It would be great if we all could look past the sins or circumstances, and that is is difficult for some. And of course it depends on the sin or issues: IE: rape, hate crimes, killing, etc…That would be very difficult.

    In issues of money…I do tend to laugh, maybe in a divine humor way… Would God say to you, well this year you lost fifty thousand or 100 million and not forgive or forget? He may council that person and the person that is loosing might be a talented gift that God would shine into your life…Where do we go wrong?

    It is difficult to forgive and forget, but in order to move forward, it might need to look past the issues and become whole with God and its circumstances…

    My viewpoint is to try to look past and apply its lessons learned. And some issues, I know would be difficult, but do believe Jesus washes our sins away completely and try’s to forgets them?…or washes the sins and give us a clean slate.

    For humans, most fail, and some have conditions with its accountability.. But, the persons never truly move forward in life with-out that true forgiveness, applying the lessons learned and looking past the issues, to end with positive feelings or its impact. They’re are always some positive to ever negative. Some, cant’ look past to forget or even truly forgive to move forward in their lives.

    To look past…and move forward.

  6. Matt Basil

    16. Dec, 2011

    Forgiving doesn’t mean you have to trust the person again, nor does it mean you will be reconciled with the other person
    100% agree with Joe Sewell

  7. Jan-Michael

    16. Dec, 2011

    I have experienced tragic loss and thought how can I forgive the person who caused this tragedy?

    But in time, concentrating on the positive aspects of the person who caused the tragedy ( everyone has something positive in their character) and encouraging and thanking them in their good times rather than staying with the tragedy, helped me accept; not forgotten, but no way to reverse tragedy just a way to how can I say it….

    We can however help it not recur or destroy that person and ultimately ourselves!

    God does not want us to stay in tragic experiences but rather to find some way to turn “Scars into Stars”. Hard, really hard but HE is an amazing Councillor if we talk to Him and let it heal. The scar remains as a reminder but the Spirit breathes fresh clean air.

    J-M

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