| No. |
Forgiveness Is Not |
Forgiveness Is |
1 |
Forgiveness is not denying the hurt. |
It is feeling the hurt and releasing it to God. |
| 2 |
Forgiveness is not forgetting. |
It is necessary to remember before you can forgive. |
| 3 |
Forgiveness is not circumventing God's justice. |
It is allowing God to execute His justice in His time and in His way. |
| 4 |
Forgiveness is not waiting for "time to heal all wounds." |
It is clear that time doesn't always heal wounds; some people will not allow healing. |
| 5 |
Forgiveness is not excusing wrong behavior. |
It is acknowledging that wrong behavior is without excuse, while still forgiving. |
| 6 |
Forgiveness is not stuffing your anger. |
It is resolving your anger by releasing the offence to God. |
| 7 |
Forgiveness is not the same as reconciliation. |
It takes two to reconcile, but it takes only one to forgive. |
| 8 |
Forgiveness is not letting the guilty "off the hook." |
It is moving the guilty from your hook to God's hook. |
| 9 |
Forgiveness is not explaining away the hurt. |
It is working through the hurt. |
| 10 |
Forgiveness is not a feeling. |
It is a choice - an act of the will. |
