In reading a bit more about forgiveness there was a discussion of the idea that when we hold on to anger and resentment, there is a "jagged edge," a barrier between us and God. Maybe that is why anger and resentment causes an anxiety within us...an anxiety we soothe with alcohol/drugs/eating/addictions.
It leads me to think of the many, many women who abuse substances over and over---women who were abused as children and teenagers and adults. Women who hold onto their anger---who don't know how to move past that anger. Moving past that anger does not mean forgetting it; it means acknowledging it happened; we hold the person accountable for their abuse; we try to understand the pressures that shaped the abuser;we give up the desire for revenge. These are all very long processes but in moving into them, we begin to write our own story. The perpetrator no longer has power. We are no longer the victim. We begin to transform our lives. This process of transformation, of which forgiveness is a major component, is the essence of my first book "Broken by Addiction, Blessed by God-a woman's path to sustained recovery." amazon.com
Is there an anger, a jagged edge, that creates a barrier between you and God? What would your life look like if you could move into forgiveness?
Think about your life without that anger.
Blessings-Penny
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