What's up, wonderful, amazing, sweet, and lovely people? How are you all doing today? I hope you're having an amazing day and that you have decided not to let anybody steal your joy!
Welcome to MaryamsJoyfulLife blog. It's a beautiful day, and today I want to talk about forgiveness.
What does it mean to forgive?
To me, forgiveness means deciding that you are no longer going to allow the pain of what someone did to control your life. It means letting go of the hurt, betrayal, lies, disappointment, or disrespect.
Forgiving someone doesn't mean what they did was okay.
It also doesn't mean you have to bring them back into your life or give them the same access they had before they hurt you.
Sometimes forgiveness is simply saying, "You hurt me, and it was painful, but I'm choosing to let this go. I'm not going to allow what happened to control my life anymore."
I've experienced this myself. There have been people who hurt me deeply, and the more I focused on what happened, the more it hurt. But when I decided to forgive and give the pain to God, I began to feel lighter.
I realized that holding on to the hurt wasn't hurting them. It was hurting me.
Forgive, But Have Boundaries
One thing I want to make clear is that forgiveness doesn't mean becoming a doormat.
You can forgive someone and still keep your distance.
You can forgive someone and decide that the relationship will never be what it once was.
You can forgive someone without giving them the same access to your life.
Trust has to be earned.
You are valuable, loved, worthy of respect, and deserving of peace. Don't allow someone else's actions to continue stealing your joy.
Forgive them.
Let go of the pain.
Learn from what happened.
Set your boundaries.
And keep moving forward.
Sometimes forgiveness isn't about giving someone another chance. Sometimes it's about giving yourself the freedom to heal.
So today, I encourage you to choose peace. Give your hurt to God and allow yourself to move forward.
Forgive, but be wise. Love, but have boundaries. And whatever you do, don't let anybody steal your joy!
Thank you so much for checking out MaryamsJoyfulLife blog today. Until next time, keep choosing joy! ❤️
— Maryam
