What if you forgive them?

Main message: Forgiveness, even when offenders don't make things right, moves you from hatred and the past into healing and the future; when resolution isn't possible, God is the present solution, restorer, and healer.

Key points:

• The Bible calls believers to forgive despite being hurt.
• Forgiveness transitions you from hatred into a place of healing.
• Forgiving releases you from the past and opens you to the future.
• You may not get resolution from others, but you can receive God's solution.
• God is described as ever-present help in trouble, a restorer, healer, and lifter of the head.

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