I Forgive and Forget

Word for October 2nd, 2023

It is hard for you to comprehend that when I forgive you, when you come to Me with a contrite heart and repent for your sin and I forgive you, then I don't remember.  You have a hard time understanding that, for even when you do choose to forgive another, you still remember what they did.  But what you can do is any time it comes back to your remembrance, you set it aside.  You use the power of your mind to say, 'I have forgiven that,' and let it go.  Because if you start thinking about it again, you are still at risk of building bitterness because you can be offended again when you think about what happened.  So control your mind.  If you have forgiven, then when it comes back, let it go.  Don't get ensnared in offence again.