The first step toward living a fulfilling life is to forgive yourself. Forgiving others, the next essential step, is truly impossible until we face ourselves.
We just finished a week of watching season eight of the English drama Grantchester. It is billed as a crime drama. That is only a setting for the real drama. At some point during the season’s eight episodes, the major recurring characters had to face situations of emotional turmoil that persisted until forgiveness came from within themselves before they could reconcile with others.
Truly seeing inside to the sources of my own emotional turmoils took a long time. Even prior to that resolution, I had learned to get past the wrongs perpetrated upon me by others. After reconciling within myself, though, moving on from those wrongs was easier. It takes energy to even remember.
The Apostle Paul taught us, “Get rid of all anger, wrath, malice, slander…”
Develop self awareness recognizing these forces that we must shed. This leads to a life filled with the fruit of the spirit.
Faith Venture 
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