I Forgive You, But...: We Know We Should, Why Is It So Hard?

By Lourdes Morales-Gudmundsson

Of course, I ve forgiven him, but . . . You find yourself mentioning the offense to a friend, remembering how the incident made you feel, and how it affected your life. Afterward, you feel guilty.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816322015
• ISBN13: 9780816322015
• Release Date: February 2007
• Publisher: Pacific Press Publishing Association
• Length: 175 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.9" x 0.4" x 5.9"

Customer Reviews

I've been waiting for this book...

I've been searching for a book like this for awhile. That said, it still took me several months to finish it. Why? Forgiveness is hard! My struggle with forgiveness revolves around the fact that the ones I have trouble forgiving pretend they didn't do anything wrong, or feel like what they did was not that bad. In one case, I cannot approach the person to say "I forgive you," because it would not be safe. What I was looking for, and found in this book, is what to do when you cannot confront the person. A part of that book even deals with the chance that YOU are the offender. We sometimes give as much as we get. As much as one feels like you can "just forget and move on" but not forgive, this book points out that not forgiving has very real consequences. As a Christian, we forgive as we have been forgiven, however hard that is! I suggest this to any Christian struggling with forgiving, from the "small" injuries, to the "large", life changing ones. It IS ok to struggle with forgiveness, despite what those people say who demend your forgiveness because "you are a christian and are told to."