Can you forgive someone and not love them?

Can you forgive someone and not love them?

The only thing that matters is the ability to forgive them for not loving us how we needed to be loved and for not making an effort to show up in the ways that they first said they wanted to. We must forgive them for being a temporary relationship and for being one more lesson that we were meant to experience.

When someone says forgive you how do you respond?

Try saying: “Thank you, I needed to hear this apology. I really am hurt.” Or, “I appreciate your apology. I need time to think about it, and I need to see a change in your actions before I can move forward with you.”

What should I do if someone doesn’t forgive me?

If they don’t forgive you, all you can do is pray about it. If they choose not to forgive you, that is on them and not you. You’ve done what God’s required, and when you’ve done that, only God can do what He can do.

Is forgiveness only when you feel like it?

It doesn’t say to forgive only when you feel like it or only if they’ve forgiven you. A new creation in Christ (2 Cor 5:17) should have a new inclination toward Christ and desire to be living as He did, and we know that Jesus Christ died for us while still enemies of God who were wicked and ungodly (Rom 5:6-10).

Does the Bible say we must force others to forgive us?

All you can do is to pray that God convicts their heart to repent of it, but ultimately, it’s up to God and up to them; not us. The Bible never teaches we must force others to forgive us. Besides, if it was a forced apology, would it really be sincere? We cannot make someone forgive us, but we can make sure we don’t hold a grudge.

Is it worth waiting for forgiveness?

No forgiveness is worth losing your self-respect or feelings of self-esteem. “So many of us wait for approval to live, appreciation to show up, attention to feel good enough. And a lot of us wait for another to forgive us for moving on,” says Intimacy Expert, AllanaPratt.