FORGIVENESS THE WAY TO HAPPINESS!

Majority of us finds it hard to forgive,some do not learn to forgive. Some adults, would dwell on an offense for days their by losing sleep.

If your life is filled with anger and resentment, you can neither be a happy person nor a healthy one.It has been proven that people that do not forgive may

Become easily offended,anxious,or severely depressed.
feeling of being odd with their spiritual values.
Allowing bitterness and anger to sour relationships,thus leading to isolation and loneliness.
dwelling and focusing more on the wrongs,leading to lack of enjoyment of life.
higher increase in stress,risk of Ill health, which includes high blood pressure, pain disorders such as headaches heart diseases and arthritis

WHAT THEN IS FORGIVENESS?
It simply means pardoning an offender and letting go of anger,resentment, thoughts of revenge.A wrong must have been committed, not condoning it,minimizing it or pretending that it never did happened.On the hand,to forgive equally means a well thought out personal choice that connotes a reflects or a loving commitments that yields peace,building and maintaining a good and loving relationship,with the other person.

Forgiveness begets understanding.Someone that is forgiving,understands that we all have short comings errors,and sin indeed and words.So let us learn how to put up with one another and forgive freely.

It boils down to the fact that forgiveness is an important facet of love.If you are forgiven, you will be

Healthier
Compassionate
Experience improved mental and Spiritual well being.
Less stress,anxiety and hostility.
Fewer symptoms of depression.

FORGIVE YOURSELF! If you want to happy and experience good health mentally and physically, you need to cultivate the spirit of Self - forgiveness.But what can help you in this regard?

Learn from your errors so that you be less likely to repeat them.
Incline your self with positive people,who are encouraging and kind.
Do not harbour grudge and resentment against yourself.
Do not allow past miskake to weigh you down.Progress into the future.
Always remember our human freights.We are weak in nature.We can make mistakes.

However, the importance of forgiveness cannot be overemphasized. In all what we do in life,we should learn to be forgiving. Whether we like it or not, offenders abounds. In our places of work,at schools, in the market places,in the parks or when even on transit, people will always offend us.Someone somewhere must do something that is not agreeable with us.So how much people are you likely to quarrel harbour grudge and resentment or even fight with? Learn to forgive and let go.If you put all of this into practice, Your heart will be unburdened and you will be very free to move on.

Remember that some how you too must have offended someone somewhere. How will you feel if such persons are taking your offenses into account? Likely you may not be happy.If God was to take into cognizance our errors and mistakes, who can stand to be alive?NON.We sin against him in every ways and days of our lives yet he forgives us.So who are you to beat your hands on your chest and say you can never forgive someone that commits a wrong against you?

It should be our utmost priority to forgive our offenders if really we want ours to be forgiven also.

MAY ALMIGHTY GOD BE WITH US!