Have you ever been treated badly by people? Worse yet, were some of those people close friends and family members? It never feels good to be cheated, disrespected, taken advantage of, or offended. In fact, it's very painful. As a Christian, how are you supposed to react? You know the obvious answer: You're supposed to forgive. Yes, you've heard that before, but have not found it easy to do successfully. The hurt continues to stab at your heart, your mind replaying the words or actions over and over again. Why is forgiveness commanded? Is forgiveness even possible?

Six Stages of Forgiving Others clearly answers these and many other questions about forgiveness. Starting with a portrait of forgiveness, Georg Karl ushers you from hopelessness to help in his insightful book on this much-misunderstood topic. In these pages you will learn: • The meaning of forgiveness

• The human need and problem of forgiveness

• The natural problem of grudges

• The six stages of forgiveness

• How much time forgiveness will take Come away from this book as the forgiver God intends you to be.

GEORG E. KARL has served as the senior pastor of the First Church of God in Vincennes, Indiana since 1989. He and his wife, Jeanne, have been married since 1985 and are parents of two young-adult children. Born and raised in Saint Joseph, Michigan, he is a graduate of Western Michigan University and earned a master of divinity degree from Anderson School of Theology in 1985. Currently he is a doctoral candidate at Anderson University. He was ordained in the Church of God (Anderson) in 1985.