Forgiveness is often a process of surrender.

You may have to bring the wound to God again and again. You may have to pray through anger, grief, disappointment, and betrayal. Forgiveness does not mean the pain instantly disappears.

Start by releasing your right to revenge. Ask God to help you bless instead of curse. Ask Him to heal what you cannot fix on your own.

Forgiveness is not saying, “What happened was okay.”

Forgiveness is saying, “I will not let this wound become my prison.”