Key points

In the age of constant gratification, it's tempting to seek simple solutions to difficult problems.

Forgiveness, if we are not careful, could fall victim to the comfort culture.

Yet, as with becoming physically fit, it takes perseverance, courage, and some pain to become forgivingly fit.

With these steps, you can increase your forgiveness fitness so that others do not have power over you.

Let us suppose that you have a goal of becoming physically fit. Would a one-time workout at the gym suffice? Perhaps your goal is to become proficient at forgiving. Would a one-time event, reducing anger or wishing an adversary well, suffice?

The answer to both questions above is a definitive “no.” Yet, many people have come to think of forgiveness as a one-time decision: “I forgive y

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