T. D. Jakes Quotes

Forgiveness is a gift you give yourself.

A lot of people, when they say 'forgive and forget,' they think you completely wash your brain out and forget everything. That is not the concept. What I think is you forgive and you forget so you can transform your experiences, not necessarily forget them but transform them, so that they don't haunt you or handicap you or kill you.

In the end, you have to forgive in order to heal and move forward with your life. For people who hurt you very deeply, you don't have to forgive them for their sake but for your sake, so that you can move forward and have a healthier and happier life.

Forgiveness is not to give the other person peace. Forgiveness is for you. Take that opportunity.

Forgiveness isn't just a blessing you deliver to another human being. Forgiveness is also a gift you give yourself.

I think forgiveness is probably one of the greatest forms of self-love there is because you don't do forgiveness for anybody else. My captors will never care if I forgive them... It will not make a day of difference to them at all, but it will make a huge difference to me.

I am 100% in the camp that says forgiveness is mostly about the forgiver.

For me, the healing process starts with graciousness and forgiveness.

Forgiveness is a gift to yourself. It frees you from the past, past experiences, and past relationships. It allows you to live in the present time. When you forgive yourself and forgive others, you are indeed free.

Forgiveness leads to a shift in perception. It transforms the hurt into healing.

When we forgive and let go, not only does a huge weight drop off your shoulders, but the doorway to your own self-love opens.

It's not an easy journey, to get to a place where you forgive people. But it is such a powerful place, because it frees you.

You will know that forgiveness has begun when you recall those who hurt you and feel the power to wish them well.

Forgiveness is for yourself because it frees you. It lets you out of that prison you put yourself in.

People can be more forgiving than you can imagine. But you have to forgive yourself. Let go of what's bitter and move on.

Inner peace can be reached only when we practice forgiveness. Forgiveness is letting go of the past, and is therefore the means for correcting our misperceptions.

To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.

I find forgiveness to be really healthy.

Most of us need time to work through pain and loss. We can find all manner of reasons for postponing forgiveness. One of these reasons is waiting for the wrongdoers to repent before we forgive them. Yet such a delay causes us to forfeit the peace and happiness that could be ours.

The most important thing that I learned in growing up is that forgiveness is something that, when you do it, you free yourself to move on.

If there are people you haven't forgiven, you're not going to really awaken. You have to let go.

When we forgive someone, it doesn't excuse their actions; it frees us from our own chronic stress and suffering, so it's in our own self-interest.

I have to forget in order to find peace in my soul and be able to forgive.

Forgiveness in any aspect of something that is complex is the greatest tool.

Many people have trouble with forgiveness because they have been taught it is a singular act to be completed in one sitting. That is not so. Forgiveness has many layers, many seasons.