When forgiving is hard

This year I have been privileged to learn some really important life lessons, albeit the hard way. The biggest struggle of my heart this year has been to forgive. I had often imagined myself a forgiving person. However, I have come to realize that you cannot be forgiving if you have not been offended. You cannot claim to be peaceful if you haven’t been provoked. In a sense, my heart had not been given sufficient offence to practice forgiveness. As I have sat with God in my morning quiet...