SEC17 WK:#1: Forgiveness unites family

Greetings to all members of this prestigious community and to you reading this post. You are welcome to my blog and today I will be telling you how forgiveness unites families, the role it play in keeping families together.

Truth and myth about Forgiveness

"Forgive and forget". When you forgive, you have to forget the hut that happen, you should not remember it again.
Myth

After honestly forgiving a person, you can still remember the hut, but will not use it against the person. True forgiveness can not automatically erase the memory.
True

Forgiveness is acceptance and condoning the wrong behaviors of the offender. Forgiveness shows you have accepted the person's action.
Myth

True forgiveness doesn't mean you will always have to be friends with the person who wronged you, or let them back into your life.
True

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The Benefits of Forgiveness for Families

To err is truly human and to forgive is a wanderful quality needed to make our homes a heaven of love.

Forgiveness opens the way for better communication among the members in a family. A hut or offence can cut the lines of communication between the person offended and the one who committed the offence. When the issue is settled and forgiveness is granted, all can once again communicate freely.

Forgiveness makes the bonds of love and trust among the family members to get stronger. imagine a situation where a family member did something that pain others, when he is forgiven he feels the love of those who forgave him and gave him another chance to go on.

Forgiveness also proves that members of the family a willing to be committed to the relationship and work hard towards making things work regardless of how bad it may be.

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The Power of Forgiveness to Heal Relationships

A relationship or family without forgiveness will quickly grow resentment, bitterness, and a sense of disconnection among the members of the family. Forgiveness assures the offending member of the love of others. Giving opportunity to grow and change.

Man people who have been forgiven an given a second chance often makes good use of such opportunities, saving the relationship.

Forgiveness alone can start the process of saving a marriage and keeping the family together.

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How to Talk to Your Children About Forgiveness

The idea of forgiveness can be difficult for young children to understand, but it is important to bring it up early enough.
Help the chil see how saying I am sorry can change situations when you make a mistake.
Be a model for forgiveness to your child. Help the child see practically in you how you showed forgiveness in a practical situation.

Love makes forgiveness very easy.

Recognizing the wrong we did and admitting it helps.

Saying am sorry also makes others forgive us.

Forgiving others make them easy to forgive us too.

Conclusion

We all make mistake in the things we say, do or fail to do. We will have to forgive members of our family because we will need their forgiveness soon. It is a way we express our love for them and the willingness to stick to them regardless of their imperfections.

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