Learning How to Forgive

The only Christian devotional on forgiveness offering weekly prayers and faith-based practices to heal and find a path toward a forgiving heart.

Forgiveness isn’t just a one-time decision, but a journey that none of us asked to go on. Whether you are wrestling with an offense, replaying painful memories, or don’t know how to forgive and move forward, God is waiting and ready to lead you to the freedom that forgiveness offers. Through weekly devotions, prayers, and faith-based practices, Learning How to Forgive invites you to release pain to Him, process, and find a way forward. Authors and renowned Christian counselors Chris and Jamie Bailey use their professional and personal encounters of forgiveness to share encouraging messages of hope and assure you that God rejoices and dwells in a forgiving heart.  

Learning How to Forgive features:

• 52 WEEKS OF SUPPORTIVE DEVOTIONS: Relatable biblical messages and honest prayers to accompany you on your forgiveness journey 
• SCRIPTURE VERSES FULL OF GOD’S WISDOM: Carefully selected bible verses to comfort the wounded spirit   
• FAITH-BASED EXERCISES FOR HEALING: Simple steps to draw you closer to the Lord and deepen your understanding of forgiveness through God’s will and love  
• PRACTICAL GUIDANCE: Skills to incorporate into everyday life instantly and easily to reroute negative and cyclical thoughts  
• TRUSTED CHRISTIAN COUNSELORS: Chris and Jamie Bailey, trained and established Christian counselors of Expedition Marriage, share the healing, abundant joy, and love that comes with thriving in Christ.

“If you’ve ever felt lost in the bitterness, anger, and resentment of paralyzing unforgiveness, this book is for you! Learning How to Forgive is a powerful lifeline for anyone on a forgiveness journey and offers tangible step-by-step hope for healing. In this 52-week devotional, Christian counselors Chris and Jamie Bailey do a masterful job of equipping readers with biblical guidance and practical tools to find genuine relief and peace. This will be a valued resource in my work as a forgiveness coach and a tool I’ll return to over and over!” —Nicole Williams, founder of the Forgiveness School and author of Rise Up: Believing God When the World is Falling Apart
 
“Learning How to Forgive offers 52 weeks of practical advice, real-life stories, and God’s truths on navigating forgiveness to launch readers toward healing and growth. Chris and Jamie Bailey provide tools to help readers avoid pitfalls, make pivots, and keep moving forward on their forgiveness journey. We are incredibly thankful for a Christian devotional that we can extend to those we encounter in our marriage ministry.” —Brad & Lisa Valencia, Unrelenting Pursuit Marriage Ministry
 
“Chris and Jamie Bailey bring together their biblical understanding with clinical wisdom and have truly created a tool to help readers on their forgiveness journey to grow and heal in Learning How to Forgive. This Christian devotional beautifully holds the tension of pain and hope and continually points the reader back to Jesus as our perfect example of how to forgive. If you wrestle with being able to forgive but long to be free from the burden of bitterness, this book is for you.” —Josh & Jaelyn Harrel, Christian Trauma-Informed Coaches and founders of Restored Living Ministry
Chris and Jamie Bailey are professional Christian counselors and marriage coaches. They have been married for over 30 years and, together, raised three daughters and have four wonderful grandchildren. They run a private practice in South Carolina as well as Expedition Marriage, a global online marriage ministry. Their passion is sharing the hope and truth of Jesus with couples through speaking, writing, running marriage retreats, creating online courses, and as hosts of the Expedition Marriage podcast. They desire to help couples and individuals break free from anything that keeps them in captivity so they can live an abundant life through Jesus. 

Chris and Jamie have also authored Zeitgeist's Newlyweds Couples Devotional and Men’s Devotional for Dads.