harboring bad feelings, anger & hurt inside yourself can be your worst enemy. The only person those feelings hurt is yourself! Once we realize this, that's the first step to letting go &being happier.
Recently i retook the missionary lessons and the best lesson we had was the one on forgiveness, I remember Elder Haslam saying something along the lines of, the past only holds you back from going forward,once you let that go there is nothing stopping you from progressing, probably some of the best advice that someone can give & i thank God every time I kneel down to pray for that & many other things him and Elder Henson taught me.
Learning to LET GO is the biggest thing, if you cannot let go, forgiveness becomes impossible. I think maybe the best question to ask yourself when you think hateful things & harbor anger is "why exactly am i angry & how is being angry benefiting my life?" And I am positive your answer for that will be that it does not. Once you have done that the next best thing you can do is empathize with whoever it is that has done you wrong, maybe they said the things they did because of circumstance, and looking at it like that will always make it easier to forgive. Next, Look at how much happier you have felt when loved ones have forgiven you of something, looking at your own faults& mistakes can be more painful, but they help you learn how burdens can hurt you. Forgiving can be easier than forgetting, but letting go of grudges & burdens can give you all the necessary tools to move on. The easiest way of accomplishing these things is through PRAYER, yes the cliche solution, but it is the most effective. Talking to God and asking specifically for him to help you forgive someone gives you the extra push & guidance you need to actually begin to do it.
Once you have let go of all your hate & burdens, the most important thing you need to do is FORGIVE YOURSELF. I know that this is a necessary step because being angry with yourself & hating yourself is something that can hold you back the most in your life & especially in the church.
The reason I am bringing this topic up at all is because recently I have seen this issue of Forgiveness tear people away from the church & wreck all ambition to progress in many people. Our church stresses the need to progress, and i know that we can't do this unless we have gone to God in mighty prayer & asked for his help in such endeavors. I am going to say the most cliche thing right now, but you need to read your scriptures, pray, and go to church regularly and forgiving will come easier to you, with the Guidance of the Holy Ghost and real intent we can do anything we set out to do in righteousness.
Let me do something i don't do very often to end this post, give you my testimony. I know that forgiveness is a necessary thing in all of our lives, whether it's ourselves other people we need to forgive it will hold us back from reaching all the potential we know that we can achieve. Forgiveness will make you happier, I have recently gone to God in mighty prayer and he has lightened my burdens, and made it possible to forgive many people who have hindered the progress in my life. I am happier because of the Burdens I have handed over to my heavenly father, I know that you can have this too if you are willing to go to God, because he loves us all & will help us with all of our troubles. Forgiveness is an amazing feeling, and i hope you can feel the blessings that come from it. I love you all.
Once you have let go of all your hate & burdens, the most important thing you need to do is FORGIVE YOURSELF. I know that this is a necessary step because being angry with yourself & hating yourself is something that can hold you back the most in your life & especially in the church.
The reason I am bringing this topic up at all is because recently I have seen this issue of Forgiveness tear people away from the church & wreck all ambition to progress in many people. Our church stresses the need to progress, and i know that we can't do this unless we have gone to God in mighty prayer & asked for his help in such endeavors. I am going to say the most cliche thing right now, but you need to read your scriptures, pray, and go to church regularly and forgiving will come easier to you, with the Guidance of the Holy Ghost and real intent we can do anything we set out to do in righteousness.
Let me do something i don't do very often to end this post, give you my testimony. I know that forgiveness is a necessary thing in all of our lives, whether it's ourselves other people we need to forgive it will hold us back from reaching all the potential we know that we can achieve. Forgiveness will make you happier, I have recently gone to God in mighty prayer and he has lightened my burdens, and made it possible to forgive many people who have hindered the progress in my life. I am happier because of the Burdens I have handed over to my heavenly father, I know that you can have this too if you are willing to go to God, because he loves us all & will help us with all of our troubles. Forgiveness is an amazing feeling, and i hope you can feel the blessings that come from it. I love you all.
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