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selves and justice for others. Choose to
forgive and walk in freedom.

Once we forgive, we will not feel a
need to keep bringing the offense up, to
keep rehashing it, to keep thinking about
it and anguishing over it. The memories
will not keep coming back to haunt us at
the pace they once did. And best of all,
we will be released from the misery and
pain those memories once brought with
them. As a result, we can move on into
our future. We can say with Paul:
“But one thing I do: Forgetting what
is behind and straining toward what
is ahead, I press on toward the goal
to win the prize for which God has
called me heavenward in Christ
Jesus.” Philippians 3:13-14

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