Forgiveness is rarely a one-time decision.
More often, it is a layered, holy work of God—one that reaches beneath behavior and into the heart.

We can manage symptoms for years.
Stay busy. Stay strong. Stay spiritual.
But unresolved wounds do not disappear simply because time passes. What remains untreated quietly shapes how we love, trust, lead, and relate.

Scripture shows us that God is not intimidated by what lives in our hearts. He does not rush to cover it—He comes to heal it. And healing begins when we allow Him to name what we could not fix ourselves.

The following is a portion of a prayer written by our Prayer Team Lead, Christi Underwood. Using Philippians 1:6 as a foundation to stand on, “He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion.”

Father God, You have diagnosed the problem–our hearts. You have pinpointed the infection–unforgiveness. Your antidote–forgive! Unforgiveness cannot be buried, justified, ignored, denied, or cured by only treating the symptoms. Though the wound is scabbed over, its poison leaks and spreads till it affects all of us, our lives, and infects those around us. Thank you for the revelation! Thank you for the truth! Thank you for the healing!

If this prayer stirred something in you, don’t rush past it.
God does not expose wounds to overwhelm us—He reveals them to free us.

Forgiveness is not forgetting.
It is not minimizing what hurt you.
It is choosing to trust God with what still aches while allowing Him to continue the work He has already begun.

The good news is this: you are not behind, and you are not alone. The same God who revealed the wound is committed to the healing. And He is faithful to finish what He started—one surrendered step at a time. Thank you, Father.