Are you in Prison?

‘ To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you’ – Lewis B. Smedes

Forgiveness does not wait for an apology.  An apology may be a long time coming.

Then if/when it comes, you’ll probably think it was not genuine enough.  The tone was not right.  The words were not right.  They have a pattern of always doing this anyway!!

Once we realise that we are not going to wait for an apology in order to forgive, we can move on and get on with our lives.  If we swear Adam that we will never forgive for as long as we live, firstly that is dangerous because it affects your spirit.  It becomes a poision  And what affects your spirit will eventually affect your soul and ultimately your physical.

Secondly, the person invariably gets on with their life while you are stuck in a prison.  Thirdly, you have now become a victim.

Don’t wait for an apology.  Do it for yourself.  Because ultimately, forgiveness is always of benefit to you!

About The Author

Zoe

Zoe met Eze (Chuck) in the 14th year of what turned out to be an 18 year ‘journey’ with mental illness. They got married less than a year of meeting with Zoe fully knowing Chuck had a diagnosis of mental illness. In the 18th year, Chuck defied the odds of mental illness. A consultant psychiatrist signed him off the mental health system with a bill of NO MENTAL ILLNESS. The consultant was so amazed by Chuck’s astonishing recovery that he even questioned how Chuck was diagnosed with mental illness all those years before, in the first place! Today Chuck is free from medication, its dependency and hospitalizations. Zoe’s award nominated book, DEFYING THE ODDS, chronicles the highs and ‘lows’ of this journey. Zoe, often writing from the standpoint of a caregiver, clearly understands that mental illness does not only affect an individual challenged with the disease, but also families, marriages and society as a whole.

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