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Nancy DeMoss-Walgamuth has some wise counsel for anyone who's ever struggled to forgive.

One of the things that has helped me the most is to realize that forgiveness is not a feeling.

Forgiveness is not emotion. Forgiveness ultimately is a choice. It's an act of my will.

This is the Reviver Hearts podcast with Nancy DeMoss Walgam. Author of Choosing Forgiveness, for July 11th, 2022, I'm Dana Gresh.

We've mentioned before that we're calling June, July, July, and August of this year, the summer of

surrender. And we're hoping you'll be intentional and proactive when it comes to your spiritual

walk. Now, we know we have international listeners, and you may live in a part of the world

where it's the colder season right now. You can think of these months as your winter of surrender.

One area that can be difficult to surrender to God is the whole idea of forgiving someone who's hurt us.

So last Friday and this week, we're taking a short break from our series in the Old Testament book of Habakkuk

to focus on forgiveness. And let me say at the outset, in some cases,

the thought of forgiving someone who's hurt you, it might bring a whole wide range of emotions up

inside of you. And it could be even tempting you to just not listen. If that's true of you,

can I ask you, why don't you listen to this week-long series on forgiveness before you jump to

conclusions? Because Nanty's going to help us understand forgiveness from the perspective of the Bible.

And you might be surprised at what God's word says and doesn't say

about the subject. So hear us out, okay? All right, great. Let's dive in. Here's our host,

Nancy DeMoss Walgamuth.

I'll never forget the day several years ago that I was leading a women's conference,

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