Why You Should Forgive Your Parents - Mar Mari Emmanuel

You forgive a father that sexual abused you from infancy to teenager? Whose control, intimidation and influence sent you on a life of mental health issues? As it happens I did forgive him because, in a strange way, I loved him, he was my dad! He died and I was not sorry and believe the Lord will judge him in righteousness. In some ways I pray the Lord has mercy on him and fixes him! He caused me such pain and suffering, into adulthood and even at 59 years old, I have nightmares and wake up anxious, shaking, scared and frightened and then I remember, he is dead! Somehow, regardless, I found the strength to forgive him and actually feel sorry for him! Do I like who he was, did I trust who he was, did I let him into my children’s life??? None of the above, but I did forgive him through the Holy Spirit with in me, I was able to because, I was born again in Christ Jesus! Hallelujah

If anyone sees this please pray for my mom. She professes to be a devout Christian women yet, and everyone loves her. Yet, she’s psychologically and emotionally abused me my whole life. At 63 years old she finds entertainment and happiness in ruining my life in anyway she can. I know the only answer is to pray for her and avoid her. Please pray for my mom. Please pray for me, the wounds of being so deeply wounded by a parent and not having a mom are unbearable at times.

I forgave my mother for all the pain she caused me. I know God freed me from all hate and pain, I’m still a work in progress but I forgive her

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When you have been emotionally hurt by your parents or parent, it's so hard to forgive them because it has affected your whole life. I will try Bishop. Thank you for your words of wisdom and encouragement.

My parents neglected me and my two sisters and failed to protect us from pedophiles to the point of enabling the predators . I'm 60 now and tried to look for some good in them . I realised that they had given me the greatest gift of baptism as a Catholic . Then I was able to say better a suffer all the rest but I gained the most important gift I could ever recieve . Under Christ I shall be restored healed set free and protected . Now I only focus on this and am grateful to them and look not on the cruelty and abuse . Amen

That little girl is me. My parents are toxic but I still love them and they also love me.But they gave me too much mental pressure.I forgive them.

I was horribly abused by my parents from the time I was very small emotionally, physically, verbally, and even sexually. I want to forgive, but it’s a journey and hard. I’m getting there. There is hope for those who have gone through the same thing. God is slowly repairing me, His time of course. Thank you for this message! Heal quickly!

Forgive and set boundaries.

Pray for bishop Mari Emmanuel 🙏🏻

God I really wasn't aware of my sins at an early age, then when I got older it almost all fell on top of me

I want my sins to be remissioned. That's why i forgive my mother and father. God be with you. Amen ❤❤❤❤

God is in control and this world belongs to HIM.Put your trust in HIM.THANK YOU JESUS.Amen.

I don’t think it’s a coincidence that I come across this video the day after I had a huge problem with my mom and even considering leaving her.

This is a great truth, my biological father left me before I was born, my mom was not a great mother by any stretch of the imagination, she lived for herself and I had several stepfathers, and it took me until I was in my early forties to finally really truly forgive all of them, and my life has been so much better since and we have much better relationships now.

I live with my parent , who caused me so much pain … I pray for both of them and try to forgive them , but unless I live with them I go through the same pain everyday . I need to move away from home to forget this abuse , I’m looking forward to God to hear my pray 🙏🏻

Truth. I held grudges against a person that betrayed me and deeply hurt me. I felt forgiveness for me just waiting on the outside of my heart. Within a couple months, i was led to meet again with this person and finally let go of all the bitterness. All at once i felt calm and the anger left me. I felt the joy of the Lord finally touch my heart.

I forgive for I need God's "peace"

This is my testimony. I only felt the closeness of Christ and being saved and overwhelmed with such joy when I said sorry to my parents at the time where it was the hardest. They are lacking in many ways. My father was an alcoholic and my mother technically was silent. They're divorced for a long time, but when I lived with my father it was rather crazy. Yes, he didnt drink, but our fights were bad. It was hard, truthfully, for me to find peace and forgiveness. Until I listened to the story of Johnny Chang, and I told myself, if this man can say sorry to the very own father who beat his family, then I can do the same to my parents. It was God's calling for me to apologize and forgive, and when I did, just like this girl in the video, I was set free from sin. Free from the hate, free from every single heavy emotional pain in my heart. Forgiveness is not leniency or being a good person, forgiveness is an act of moving on, letting go, and being able to love the sinner (not the sin). God set me free and He showed me the truth. In the act of forgiveness, I have humbled myself, and now my relationship with my mother has healed, and God is working on my father. Acts 16:31 my friends, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved—you and your household."

This bishop is so wise. I love him.