Forgiveness is a science. Don’t believe it? Just ask Robert Enright, a professor in Forgiveness Science. Robert talks about the scientific effects of forgiveness. It has healing power, and it is mutually beneficial to everyone involved, both for those who have hurt others and especially those who have been hurt. In Robert’s book, Forgiveness is a Choice: A Step-by-Step Process for Resolving Anger and Restoring Hope, he shares how forgiveness challenges you to stand up and see the humanity in each other and see the other person as God sees them. It’s a heroic act. Forgiveness is also a moral virtue, which means that it deals with acting well toward others. Forgiveness is the erasure of negative emotions and replacing that negativity with a positive way of thinking about the person who hurt you, without excusing what they did.TAKEAWAYSOne of the key phases of forgiveness is the ‘uncovering’ phase, which focuses on examining the negative effects that injustice has had on usGet forgivingly FIT! Think broadly about WHO someone is beyond a person who perpetrated injustices against youForgiveness is a choiceForgiveness is heroic because it’s incredibly difficult to do, yet we want to be an example of Jesus to others who are watching🛠 TOOLS AND RESOURCES FROM EPISODEBARK Phone: https://bit.ly/TINAPHONEBARK App (get 10% off with code TINA): https://bit.ly/CCMBarkForgiveness Is A Choice book: https://amzn.to/46XnI7HThe Forgiving Life book: https://amzn.to/46XLpwn🔗 CONNECT WITH ROBERT ENRIGHTWebsite: https://internationalforgiveness.com/📢 THIS EPISODE SPONSORED BYMasterPeace (get discounts with code TINA): https://bit.ly/CounterCultureMomMedi-Share: https://www.medishare.com/tina-griffinRedemption Shield (get 10% off with code TINA): https://bit.ly/4ijBXXXWAVwatch (get $100 off with code TINA): https://wavwatch.com/tina🔗 CONNECT WITH COUNTER CULTURE MOMhttps://linktr.ee/CounterCultureMom📺 WATCH OUR PREVIOUS SHOWShttps://theccmshow.lightcast.com/📲 GET OUR APP FREE PARENT MEDIA GUIDEhttp://bit.ly/landingpageCCM💵 SUPPORT THE MISSION2024 Recap 2025 Goals: https://bit.ly/CCM23ImpactReportMake a Tax-Deductible Donation: https://counterculturemom.com/partner/#counterculturemom #tinagriffin #robertenright #forgiveness #love #faith #peace #god #healing #jesus #hope #grace #life #believe #spirituality #pray #wisdom #trust #selflove #happiness #meditation #compassion #prayer #forgive #gratitude #bible #truth #spiritual #mercy #motivation #jesuschrist #christian #mentalhealth #religion #thankful #selfcare #calm #inspiration #christ #faithful #kindness #church #family #christianity #strength #gospel #freedom #repent #repentance To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.lightsource.com/donate/1655/29