The kind of memory loss we need

You will never forget what you will not forgive. Wess Stafford

Some of us, okay all of us, need to invite memory loss into our lives. Read today's quote again and you'll see what I'm saying. Until we forgive we will not forget and most of us have at least one thing that we need to forgive and forget. It's weighing us down, holding us back, keeping the pot stirred. And let's be clear, you may not ever totally forget the thing forgiven but you will forget the pain associated with it, you will forget the anger attached to it, you will forget the betrayal that happened in it. And that's what we need to forget in order to move on in healthy ways. But we won't forget those things until we do the hard work of forgiveness. And forgiveness is hard work. I'm not pretending it is easy. But it is necessary. Forgiveness is necessary to be set free from the bondage of bitterness, anger, and being stagnant as a human. That's right, when we choose forgiveness we are choosing to grow in character. We are choosing to better ourselves, and we are choosing to give the person we forgive a new lease on their life and a chance to develop in character themselves.
Need memory loss? Choose forgiveness.

Loving this song right now - so perfect!

I highly recommend watching the story behind this song - but have a box of Kleenex with you!

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April 5, 2015

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