Forgiveness: to pardon, to overlook an offense, and treat the offender as not guilty.
Ephesians 4:32 "and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as Christ"s sake hath forgiven you."
Men, this is a very hard verse to take in, especially when dealing with marriage. I know sometimes things happen in a marriage, such as adultery, that are very hard to deal with. Forgiveness becomes very difficult.
You have to really dig deep inside of you and ask the Lord to help. Lets face it; He is the only one that can help you. What happens when you don't forgive. You get excess anger, wrath, evil speaking, and bitterness that over takes you.
Wait a minute. If we go back to verse 31 in Ephesians 4, it tells us "Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice." I am not going to tell you that it is easy. I am going to tell you that Jesus forgave me for all I have done in my life. I am giving scriptures that have helped me in my own marriage. To be honest with you, she has forgiven me probably more than I have forgiven her.
Remember, no marriage is perfect. If you can work it out-Work it out. Don't let "Forgiveness" be the missing ingredient in your marriage.
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