Getting through the guilt after hurting someone can be easy for some, but many people suffer from a lack of self-forgiveness. This state consistently brings up past failures, and makes it hard to get out of the guilt rut. In Moving Forward, Everett L Worthington, Jr. tells of his experiences in dealing with guilt, how it affected him, and how he realized it should be handled.

After experiencing the murder of his mother, and his brother’s suicide years later, Worthington had an influx of guilt in his life. He didn’t realize how much he he blamed himself for how he behaved toward his brother and for not doing more to help him.

He gives a 6 step process to help with putting the guilt behind you, with God being the start of them and necessary for the process to work. Though he has used it in his own life, he cautions that it will be different for each person. You may not follow the steps in the same order, but to not let that be a discouragement. He also says that it is going to be hard, but worth the trouble.

Though I have not had the same experience as Worthington, I do know what it feels like to hold onto guilt, guilt about actions and in-actions. How this guilt causes you to do more of the same, and deepen your feelings of guilt. I found myself saying, “I know what that’s like. Now I understand what is beneath these feelings.”

I resisted getting this book for several months before finally giving in. Now, I’m glad I read it.

I received this book from Blogging for Books in exchange for this review.

If you’d like more information on Moving Forward, you can read about it here, read the first chapter here, or read about the author.