Forgive AND forget???
"Forgive and forget", as the old saying goes, is impossible unless you have memory loss. Who really forgets when their friend shares a personal secret, their parent shows neglect or favoritism, their spouse says something hateful....? The list goes on and on. When trust is lost, feelings are hurt, expectations shattered, and hearts are broken it reaches down into deepest emotions and buries itself into our memory. How can we forget and move on then? I don't think forgetting is the key to forgiving. God knows every sin the each person throughout all eternity has and will commit. Scripture tells us that for those who put their faith in Him, He remembers their sin no more. Do you think He truly just forgets or throws the memory away? Of course not! Alternate wording might say, He is so rich in love, grace, and mercy that He chooses to look past our sin and hold none of it against us. That is what forgiveness is. The Bible calls us to forgive those who wrong us. Unforgivene...