As we go through different situations in our life, we form relationships with all types of people. We meet new people, enjoy adventures with old friends, and sometimes we lose some along the way. To me, forgiveness is a healthy way to relieve issues in your life. In instances I have dealt with, not forgiving someone has held me back. The best advice I was ever given by my mom was to forgive, but never forget.

The Bible contains so much life advice and stories full of hope and inspiration. I have selected a few passages where forgiveness is the main topic and how God helps us to move past a situation in our life.

1. “Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive and you will be forgiven.” –Luke 6:37
2. “Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.” –Ephesians 4:32
3. “Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.” –Colossians 3:13-14
4. “Be on your guard! If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. And if he sins against you seven times a day, and returns to you seven times saying, I repent, forgive him.”-Luke 17:3-4
5. “Blessed are the merciful for they shall receive mercy.”-Matthew 6:7