Which is harder: Forgiving others or Asking for forgiveness?

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Which is harder for you?

  • Forgiving others
  • Asking for forgiveness
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Do you mean forgiving others who have said they’re sorry or forgiving others who are not sorry?

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My Dad…I have a hard time trying to forgive him.

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This was just a question that came up at last Week’s men’s Bible Study and I thought it would be a good conversation starter here on the forum. I personally forgive very easily, it doesn’t mean that I therefore trust the individual, but I do not hold any ill-will towards them in my heart.

I have more trouble asking for forgiveness and admitting I was wrong. I will over further reflection, but in the moment being accused I deflect.

Other men in our group are easily angered and annoyed by others, which makes it harder for them to forgive. We are all different, which makes questions like these kind of fun.

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I choose to forgive others, but I bring it up so many times in my mind that I wonder, “Did I actually forgive them?“ I’m still getting angry over an abuse from 2010 & 2003. Both events were traumatic, but I hope one day I will not get angry any more. We’re only human.

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I would say, Pray for these individuals. Often when we Pray for others, it changes us (for the better).