Forgiveness in Marriage: A Journey of Healing and Connection

Forgiveness is vital for maintaining a connected marriage and marriage help. Join me for this episode, where I will share with you how marriage requires forgiveness as a way of life, how forgiveness works, the steps to forgive, and what is needed once you have forgiven.
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Forgiveness Prayer used in the episode:
God, I choose to forgive ____(person’s name)_____ for _______________________(Specific offense that occurred___________________________, what he/she did that to me it caused me to feel ___________(Specific feelings you felt as a result of the offense)___________________________________ Please take these things from me and place them on the cross of your son Jesus. God, have I judged ___(person’s name)_______? ____(yes/no)_____, I have judged him/her as ________(specific judgments) _________________ and hardened my heart against him/her and limited him/her to this is all they are and all they will ever be? God please forgive me for judging _____(person’s name)________. I release those judgments and choose to see them through your eyes.
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[@TimMeers]

I found that forgiveness, as you described it, also has to be practiced for myself. I am much more likely to forgive someone else for what they have done... but I will absolutely hold my own sins and mistakes over myself, resenting my continued failures. Thank you very much for the step-by-step approach to forgiving others, including prayers throughout the process.

[@heyjuliawoods]

You are welcome Tim. I am familiar with the wrestle of receiving forgiveness for ourselves. It is more comfortable to sit in the shame and guilt than allow ourselves to learn and grow into humility and freedom.

[@mariacamilagarces169]

Wow thank you this is really profound and beautiful… so different 😊 thanks for you’re wisdom

[@heyjuliawoods]

You are very welcome. I am so grateful to know it was helpful for you.

[@allenbeachy3511]

Thanks for sharing clear steps!

[@heyjuliawoods]

You are very welcome Allen!

[@Jamiefidler]

Thank you so much Julia Woods. I especially loved and found helpful the prayer, I paused and tried it as I learned. ☺️

[@heyjuliawoods]

That is awesome Jamie I am glad you found it helpful.

[@klkphotography4545]

Beautiful testimony! Forgiveness is the biggest superpower we have! Love the prayer, thank you!

[@heyjuliawoods]

Thank you so much!! I am grateful it connected for you.

[@kjgukibau412]

I found it helpful to hear what the " symptoms " of unforgiveness were.

[@heyjuliawoods]

I am so grateful to know it was helpful for you.

[@chadparker9823]

I found it unsettling and that told me I had work to do. I was settling for the behavior with poor boundaries.

[@heyjuliawoods]

I appreciate that you recognized the unsettling feeling is a sign that there is work to do.

[@chadparker9823]

Work through the offense. She doesn't want to hear it. She says I need to deal with it on my own with therapy.

[@heyjuliawoods]

The good news is we can do our forgiveness work on our own.