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Quotes about Forgiveness

It's easy to write someone off, but don't. God waited on you; you have to wait on them. Everyone is on a journey. Where they are now is not where they're going to be in ten years. Give them room to change.
- Joel Osteen
How much space are you giving to guilt, to shame, to regret, to being against yourself? Whatever it is, it's too much. You need that space for the good things God has for you that will move you toward your destiny. If you're giving space to guilt, you will not have the confidence you need to move forward, which will cause you to fail again. It's a negative cycle. The only way to break the cycle is to
- Joel Osteen
When we make mistakes, God doesn't change His mind about us. If you run away from God, instead of turning the other way, God will come running toward you. Quit trying to earn His love. There's nothing you can do to make God love you any more or any less. It's a gift. Just receive it by faith.
- Joel Osteen
God loves you right now. He loved you when you were doing wrong. He loved you when you were off course. The apostle Paul says that nothing can separate us from the love of God. You are a marked man, a marked woman. God put His love on you. Now you are permanently loved.
- Joel Osteen
I wonder where you could be at this time next year if you would start kissing things goodbye. Kiss the offense goodbye. Quit letting people hurt your feelings. Quit letting what they say ruin your day. Tune it out.
- Joel Osteen
If you want to make God's day, start approaching Him like you know He loves you, like you know He's for you, like you know He's longing to be good to you. It doesn't bring God any pleasure when we go around feeling insecure and unworthy and beating ourselves up for past mistakes. Shake that off and start going boldly to the throne.
- Joel Osteen
You have to forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. Don't let the hurts, the bad breaks, the times you were taken advantage of sour the rest of your life, cause you to live with a chip on your shoulder. God knows how to vindicate you. He knows how to pay you back.
- Joel Osteen
God accepts and approves you right where you are: faults, mistakes, shortcomings, and all. He knows you're on a journey. He's changing you little by little. He accepts you. Now, you have to accept yourself.
- Joel Osteen
If you're dwelling on the past, you won't see the new thing. If you're focused on who hurt you and what wasn't fair, then you'll miss your destiny. God is saying, forget the former things, quit dwelling on your mistakes. This is a new day.
- Joel Osteen
Too often, we're holding on to hurts, disappointments, things we don't understand. This poisons our attitude, takes our passion, makes us negative & critical. You have to let it go. Quit going back to it. It's over and done. Move forward.
- Joel Osteen
Don't allow someone to treat you poorly just because you love them. And don't let the ugly in others kill the beauty in you.
- Joel Osteen
Oftentimes the reason we don't forgive is because what the other person did was wrong. They were clearly at fault. But when you forgive, you're not excusing their behavior. You're not lessening the offense; you're simply getting the poison out of you. You have to forgive so you can be free.
- Joel Osteen