We are to forgive seventy-seven times. We could look at it like this. Somebody did us a great injustice in the past. Every time we meet that person or think of that person we have feelings of revenge or resentment or anger. Forgiving seventy-seven times is thinking thoughts of forgiveness every time we meet that person or think of that person.
Forgiveness is a decision.
Decide today to forgive. Forgiveness does not mean blotting out painful memories but it means not acting out of them. That is why when the hurt is deep counselling is necessary to free us from acting out of past negative experiences. Another thought that should help us to forgive is to remember that Jesus died to save the other person just as he died to save you. Try to visualize the person near Jesus on the cross.