Forgiveness is very powerful. It sets you free. People are flawed and they will make mistakes sometimes. They will do you wrong and hurt you without even intending to.
When people step on your toes, it's going to hurt. There are many ways that people are going to cross your boundaries and hurt you.
They could say lies about you behind your back, betray you in some way, talk about your secrets, say hurtful things, or even do you wrong without realizing that they are doing you wrong.
When someone wrongs you unintentionally, it's easier to forgive them because you understand that they didn't know. Maybe if they knew they would hurt you, they wouldn't do it.
But when someone goes out of their way to intentionally hurt you, then that's different. It's like someone grabbing your heart and tearing it out while watching you cry in pain.
Some people are heartless and other times they are jealous. There are people who will want to hurt you because you are better than them or you have something they wish they had.
Other times people hurt you because you may have hurt them before even if you didn't intend to. They will wrong you because they just want to see you suffer to feel satisfied.
And forgiveness is hard. It's hard to forgive someone who doesn't want to see you win. It's hard to forgive someone who did you so much wrong yet you were innocent.
But remember that you don't have to do it for them. When you forgive, do it for yourself because you deserve the peace it brings. When you forgive someone, it's like setting a prisoner free only to realize that the prisoner was you.
Here are forgiveness quotes that will encourage you to forgive those who wrong you.