Often times the price of forgiveness comes with a heavy emotional cost, but that cost is a price that you don't have to bare alone. Why, because forgivng the wrongdoer doesn't benefit that individual. Forgiveness is a part of the healing process and the first step towards showing God that you too are worthy of His grace and mercy.

When we forgive those who are undeserving of our forgiveness we are saying to them, although you physically hurt me or spoke words of despair to me, I know that God will remove me from my current circumstance because I know that He is a just God and that He is with me.

Forgiving is not for anyone else’s benefit, but yours. Just as we ask God for His grace and mercy when we do things that are displeasing in His eyes, we must also be willing to give grace and mercy to those whose actions are displeasing to our own eyes.

Pastor Freeman speaks truth regarding the difficulty of forgiving, but most importantly he also

offers guidance on how to do so in such a way that's palatable; my word not his, lol.

Often times the price of forgiveness comes with a heavy emotional cost, but that cost is a price that you don't have to bare alone. Why, because forgivng the wrongdoer doesn't benefit that individual. Forgiveness is a part of the healing process and the first step towards showing God that you too are worthy of His grace and mercy.

When we forgive those who are undeserving of our forgiveness we are saying to them, although you physically hurt me or spoke words of despair to me, I know that God will remove me from my current circumstance because I know that He is a just God and that He is with me.

Forgiving is not for anyone else’s benefit, but yours. Just as we ask God for His grace and mercy when we do things that are displeasing in His eyes, we must also be willing to give grace and mercy to those whose actions are displeasing to our own eyes.

Pastor Freeman speaks truth regarding the difficulty of forgiving, but most importantly he also

offers guidance on how to do so in such a way that's palatable; my word not his, lol.

Warning: This episode mentions suicide. If you have thoughts of suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988, in the United States.

This episode takes you through the trials and tribulations of policing and of a Law Man who rose through the ranks to become a Chief of Police. Travel with him as he recounts the challenges of being a Law Man at the beginning of his career and how policing has changed today.

Chief James Hawthorne of the Cedar Hill ISD in Cedar Hill, Texas also discusses the moments that made him realize that his chosen profession was right for him.As you listen to him discuss his career, which he believes is a calling you will come to learn the toll policing can and often takes on police officers personally, and on their families.

How do police officers cope with the personal and professional challenges of policing varies, but Chief Hawthorne gives us a front row seat to those he personally faced and how he learned to over them.

Please ensure to share this episode and others from this podcast, because you never know the life you may save if an episode you shared moves someone to seek mental health treatment.

Warning: This trailer mentions suicide. If you have thoughts of suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988, in the United States.