The Power of Forgiveness

So, reading the title of my newest blog post, you may be confused as to why I am writing about forgiveness in a post on a girls' advice blog. But there is several reasons why, including the fact that teenagers, can and do struggle with forgiveness, and getting over painful incidents in their lives. Secondly, this blog has a Christian viewpoint, and for Christian teen girls, realizing the power of and practicing forgiveness is something essential for them.
Recently, I've had several different situations where I needed to practice forgiveness with others. Some painful events in my life have led me to realize forgiveness is vitally important to get over something that hurt you, and begins the healing process so you can move on steadily emotionally. These incidents I am obviously not going to detail here and relate online on a blog, but to shed some light on what was going on, I was having some emotional problems with some people supposingly who are "close" to me. Trying to get over the fact of what they had done and still could do, (some people hurt someone I really love and care about, while others just deeply hurt me) I have realized the impact forgiveness can have, not only to let those people who hurt you know you have forgiven them, but it instills more peace into your heart to lessen the pain within it.
So why is forgiveness so powerful? Well, to let go of the anger or hurt and frustration that you feel for a person can be minimized or taken away entirely if you choose to forgive those persons and what they may have done to you and let go of angry feelings for them. Additionally, as Christians we are called to forgive those who have wronged us. Jesus told us to forgive people who have hurt you. Forgiving someone will bring peace to your heart in an unimaginable and previously unforeseenable way.
If you are struggling to get over a painful incident with someone, pray to God for grace to overcome the angry and revengeful feelings you may have-and choose, choose to forgive the person/s who have hurt you. After forgiving them, give it all to God, and pray about it. In time, your wounds will heal and the emotional pain will hopefully subside. Know that I am praying for those struggling with this right now, because especially I know how really hard it can be. <3

Lots of Love,
~Veroni