Quotes about Forgiveness

God can pick sense out of a confused prayer. These desires cry louder in his ears than your sins.

Fear breaks relationships (trust is the bridge that establishes relationships). You can have love and even genuine forgiveness, but if you do not have trust, a relationship is not possible. Fear and pride tear down the trust that makes a relationship possible, therefore creating division.

Those who have hurt you in the past cannot continue to hurt you now unless you hold on to the pain through resentment.

Relationships are always worth restoring.

we are product of our past but we don't have to be prisoners of it.

In all my travels, I've never seen a country's population more determined to forgive, and to build and succeed than in Rwanda.

The New testament commanded to love each other, pray for each other, encourage each other, admonish each other, greet each other, serve each other, teach each other, accept each other, honor each other, bear each other's burdens, forgive each other, submit to each other, be devoted each other, and many other mutual tasks. This is biblical membership!

With his arms outstretched, nailed to the cross, Jesus was saying, "This is how valuable you are to me. I love you this much! I'd rather die than live without you." You are priceless.

Listen: Those who have hurt you in the past cannot continue to hurt you now unless you hold on to the pain through resentment. Your past is past! Nothing will change it. You are only hurting yourself with your bitterness. For your own sake, learn from it, and then let it go.

Many people are reluctant to show mercy because they don't understand the difference between trust and forgiveness. Forgiveness is letting go of the past. Trust has to do with future behavior.

Most important, you must learn to love lost people the way God does.

God's purpose is not limited by your past.