Quotes About Forgiveness

If your enemies are hungry, give them food to eat. If they are thirsty, give them water to drink. —Proverbs 25:21

Love doesn't keep a score of wrongs. Love doesn't bring up past failures. None of us is perfect. In marriage we do not always do the best or right thing. We have sometimes done and said hurtful things to our spouses. We cannot erase the past. We can only confess it and agree that it was wrong. We can ask for forgiveness and try to act differently in the future.

God's love enables us to serve those who mistreat us. — Verda J. Glick

Love doesn't keep a score of wrongs. Love doesn't bring up past failures.

am amazed by how many individuals mess up every new day with yesterday. The way we express those desires, however, is all-important. If they come across as demands, we have erased the possibility of intimacy and will drive our spouse away.

When I have been wronged by my spouse and she has painfully confessed it and requested forgiveness, I have the option of justice or forgiveness. If I choose justice and seek to pay her back or make her pay for her wrongdoing, I am making myself the judge and she the felon.

Unconditional love shows love to a child no matter what. We love regardless of what the child looks like; regardless of her assets, liabilities, or handicaps; regardless of what we expect her to be; and, most difficult of all, regardless of how she acts.

Forgiveness is not a feeling; it is a commitment. It is a choice to show mercy, not to hold the offense up against the offender. Forgiveness is an expression of love. "I love you. I care about you, and I choose to forgive you.

The best thing we can do with the failures of the past is to let them be history. Yes, it happened. Certainly it hurt. And it may still hurt, but he has acknowledged his failure and asked your forgiveness. We cannot erase the past, but we can accept it as history. We can choose to live today free from the failures of yesterday. Forgiveness is not a feeling; it is a commitment. It is

Through love, God paves the way to reconciliation. — Deb Wuethrich —

Only by God's divine love can we truly forgive from the heart. — Jessica Talbot —

Remember love, not hate, equals peace.

does. Unconditional love shows love to a child no matter what. We love regardless of what the child looks like; regardless of her assets, liabilities, or handicaps; regardless of what we expect her to be; and, most difficult of all, regardless of how she acts. This does not mean that we like all of her behavior. It does mean that we give and show love to our child all the time, even when her behavior is poor.

Sincere rebuke is medication for a sick soul. — Steven Thompson —

As sinners, we must be willing to associate with other sinners before we can show God's love to them. — Jessica Talbot

God's forgiveness toward us serves as a model of how we are to forgive others. The Scriptures say that we are to forgive each other, "just as God through Christ has forgiven you" (Ephesians 4:32). In this divine model, there are two essential elements—confession and repentance on the part of the sinner and forgiveness on the part of the one sinned against. In the Scriptures, these two are never separated.

I've seen too many people give up on love too fast. Walking away from relationships doesn't provide the hoped-for relief, bring solutions, or simplify life. Rather, it piles on more problems through the lingering resentment and finger-pointing.

Sometimes when we mine a person's life, we find a heart of gold beyond the crusty exterior. — Janet Graham —

O perdão não é um sentimento; é um compromisso. É a opção de mostrar misericórdia, de não responder à ofensa daquele que ofendeu. O perdão é uma expressão de amor.

But I say, love your enemies! Pray for those who persecute you! In that way, you will be acting as true children of your Father in heaven. —Matthew 5:44–45

My heart is torn within me, and my compassion overflows. No, I will not unleash my fierce anger. —Hosea 11:8–9

Make allowance for each other's faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others. —Colossians 3:13

Children can't go through life without any wounds from their parents, but they can choose to forgive. — Pamela Dowd

Don't you see how wonderfully kind, tolerant, and patient God is with you? —Romans 2:4