Forgiveness

If someone says something or does something to offend you, how should it be handled. I know that in the church we are told to forgive everyone no matter what. This however is very hard to do because it is your emotions and many times it is felt that whoever offended you deserves the same done to them as they did to you. What if they lie to you or cheat to make you feel bad or anything, when is it alright to not let something go. Again I know that we are instructed to forgive anybody no matter what they do, but sometimes this is just too difficult. Maybe someone can't forgive but all they can do is remember and be bitter about the event that took place. This is not good for you and the one that did it to you. For you it is bad because you use extra energy to be mad about what happened instead of focusing on what is important. It is bad for the person who did it because they might not know that they did it, and if they are anything like me then they would want to know what they did so they can know what not to do anymore. If you read this can you please leave me a comment on what you think because this one is a subject that is really bothering me for some reason, so let me know what you think.