Very well put, @estherikott! You speak the truth. And sometimes it is impossible to will oneself to forgive without having first experienced the forgiveness of God in one's own life. One who has been forgiven much will be more able to extend forgiveness.

Being matured enough to know that keeping malice or grudges hurt you even more than the person you're hurting over and as such letting go of it is more beneficial to you.
Holding onto grudges is like grasping a hot coal with the intention of throwing it at someone else, funny enough it's the person with the coal that feels the pain the most.

This is absolutely true! Holding onto unforgiveness only eats away at the soul of the person holding it.

I am still not able to upvote yet, but I have resteemed this article as one of my daily post promotions for the @mitneb Curation Trail Project. It will be featured in the @mitneb Curation Trail Project Daily Report for 28 JAN 2018.

Cheers!