Forgiveness is not a state of mind; it is a state of the heart.
Being able to forgive someone from a heart level is not something that comes to us naturally. If it did, God wouldn’t have mentioned it so many times in the Bible. The challenge that we face is in getting our hearts to a point where we can accomplish this.
Luke 17:3-5
“So watch yourselves. If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him. If he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times comes back to you and says, 'I repent,' forgive him.”