You know, I think we all know what it's like to be wounded by someone.

And that means we all need God's grace to forgive.

Here's Nancy DeMoss Walgamuth.

Wounded people who don't receive God's grace become wounders often of other people.

This is Revive Our Hearts with Nancy DeMoss Walgerman, author of Choosing Forgiveness.

For Tuesday, January 14th, I'm Dana Gresh.

We're in a series called Seeking Him, experiencing the joy of personal revival.

Here's Nancy, painting a vivid picture of unforgiveness.

Is there anyone here who's actually read Charles Dickens' novel?

Great expectations.

Some of you maybe read it in high school.

I see a lot of heads nodding.

You'll remember that one of the main characters is an eccentric old lady named Miss Havasham.

And years earlier, on her wedding day, she was dressing for the wedding, waiting for nine o'clock in the morning when her fiancé was supposed to arrive.

There was a huge feast and a wedding cake

that was all set up, all prepared,

and exactly 20 minutes till nine,

she received a message that the groom had run away

with another woman and was not going to be coming to the wedding.

From that moment on, Ms. Havasam made it her goal in life to get revenge on men.

She refused to move on with her life, choosing instead to live in the past. But she continued to

wear her wedding dress and her veil even after they had become tattered and faded and yellowed.

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