There is one thing about forgiveness that has always confounded me. I can unilaterally forgive someone for trespasses against me intellectually, and the offense and my resentment will abate.... for a time. But then, even years later, the event can come to mind, and for some reason all the pain and resentment will come rushing back, even hatred, and I will have to work at forgiving all over again. i guess I have the idea in my head that forgiveness should be a once-for-all-time event, and when this 'flashback' happens, I feel like maybe I never really did forgive.

Is there maybe a component to real forgiveness along the lines of "forgive, and keep on forgiving"? Just curious.

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Brad
PCA Member
Virginia

Pro 16:33 The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the LORD.

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