The Power of Forgiveness:

If you look up the word, Forgive, you will find an explanation that states, "To give up resentment."  How funny that is because when dealing with forgiveness, there is a lot of hurt, negativity and resentment. But there's a beauty in forgiving a person or a situation that may have occurred. When was the last time that you forgave yourself or someone? How good did it feel to let it go? How bad did it feel to keep it going? There's a heavy load that you have on your shoulders when you keep the negativity that goes along with not forgiving. It's like a scab that bleeds and you keep picking at it. The more you pick at it, the worse it gets. Instead of placing a band aid over a heart with forgiving, people simply pick at it until it bleeds again leaving it open as a wound.

Sometimes people do not want to forgive because they don't want to forget. There's a price to pay when forgiveness is not apart of the positive interaction between individuals. The blessing will only come when the person's involved will ease their own load by dealing with the issues that brought the conflict or problem. Being able to be open to dealing with resolving the issue will allow forgiveness to exist. The blessing will come when both parties are able to smile at one another and agree to disagree. Or mend the situation by opening lines of communication that will allow you both to move forward.