Are you holding back? Are you withholding from us? Are you keeping forgiveness all bottled up? Forgiveness only is affective when it is released. However, it doesn't do a thing for the person you are forgiving; it is all for you. Forgiveness is a gift that is of value only when it is given away.
Forgiveness is not always for others. Sometimes we have to forgive ourselves. We hold on our past mistakes and wrong choices that we have made. We keep all the negative stuff we have done all inside and never let it go. We have to forgive ourselves before we can even begin to forgive others. Don't let your past skeletons keep you from receiving the much needed forgiveness from yourself. It means that you do have to love yourself in order to forgive yourself. I know in my own life, that I am harder on myself than anyone else ever could be. However, I have had to let the past go and move on with my life. Not negating what I did, but not holding it against myself any longer. There is nothing you can do to change your past; what is done is done. Make things right with those involved; including yourself. Then practice forgiving yourself. You would be quick to forgive others about the same thing, but you hold on to it when it is you. We are good at judging ourselves and passing sentence on ourselves. Take down the prison walls of unforgiveness that you have locked yourself behind. Start today forgiving yourself for your past. Don't hold it against yourself any longer. Start letting it go right now! Experience the freedom today!
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