Forgive Your Way to Freedom: Reconcile Your Past and Reclaim Your Future

Praise for Forgive Your Way to Freedom

Forgiveness is a core tenet of the Christian life, but it’s also one of the most difficult biblical commands to put into practice! In this thoughtful and inspiring work, Gil Mertz shows us how forgiveness doesn’t just benefit those on the receiving end—it also brings us into greater joy and freedom.

Jim Daly

President—Focus on the Family

Gil has identified the most important quality to cling to and to release, forgiveness. Clinging to our own forgiveness through Christ empowers us to release others from being captive to our internal prisons. This is a must-read to understand true freedom.

Tammy Dunahoo

General Supervisor and Vice-President of US Operations, Foursquare Church

There is no doubt that the issue and the need for forgiveness is paramount to any healthy and meaningful relationship. Far too many people have misunderstood what it means to truly forgive and to be forgiven. In his well-written book, Gil Mertz sets forth the simple truth that receiving God’s forgiveness for yourself and extending that forgiveness to others literally sets you free to live more like Jesus Christ. This wonderful book will enable you to be that agent of change for healing and hope.

Jack Hibbs

Senior Pastor, Calvary Chapel Chino Hills, California

I’ve spent most of my career in Washington, D.C., which is one of the places in America where forgiveness is most needed. I encourage you to get a copy of this practical and helpful book for yourself. You may also want to share a copy with someone you know who needs this message (even, perhaps, with one of your elected representatives). You will both be better off for it.

William Bennett, PhD, JD

Former Secretary of Education, host of The Bill Bennett Podcast, and NY Times bestselling author of The Book of Virtues

One of my great passions is sharing with audiences about the true liberating power of forgiveness. That’s why I’m delighted to recommend Forgive Your Way to Freedom. Forgiveness is such a divine blessing and the biblical truths that Gil brings out are profound, but the steps and tools he provides are so simple. Gil’s book is for anyone who needs to give or receive forgiveness. If you or someone you love wants to experience the power and freedom of forgiveness, I highly recommend you check out this book. It’s full of truth that can set you free.

Al Robertson

Star of A&E’s Duck Dynasty, pastor, speaker, and author

Forgiveness is one of the most important things in our lives and yet it’s also one of the most misunderstood. Gil not only makes a powerful case for forgiveness, but he also shows you how. If you or someone you love is ready to be set free from the shackles of your painful past to embrace a new future with purpose, I encourage you to read Forgive Your Way to Freedom and pass it on.

Mike Huckabee

Politician, bestselling author, and host of the “Huckabee” TV show

As a survivor of abuse, I understand all too well how difficult it can be to forgive. I also understand the power and freedom that comes when we can lay down our bitterness and anger and truly embrace forgiveness. Gil Mertz articulates the power of forgiveness so beautifully in this vulnerable and compelling book. It speaks to all of us.

Johanna Tropiano

Executive Director, The Mend Project

I am so glad to see Gil Mertz’s beautifully written book Forgive Your Way to Freedom. An important step to recovery is empowering people who thought they were powerless. The many tools in this book give the reader the rare opportunity—the gift—of taking their power back. Gil’s book is loaded with powerful stories, quotes, and techniques that help the reader find the path to the darkness in his or her heart and letting the sunshine in. This is truly healing stuff!

Dan Stradford

Founder and President of Safe Harbor, home of AlternativeMentalHealth.com

I’ve known Gil for many years and I appreciate his heart for forgiveness, which he has poured into Forgive Your Way to Freedom. This is such an important topic in our world that seems to be growing more divided and cynical every day. I believe this book will not only help people find freedom from their past hurts, but it will also help people develop a lifestyle of forgiveness to give them peace and purpose in their daily lives.

Michele Bachmann

Former congresswoman and presidential candidate

Gil Mertz is a man of grace. He is also a man of forgiveness. Forgiveness is something we all need to give and receive. Gil shows us in this wonderful book how true forgiveness can transform us and free us to become the person God wants us to be. If you want to truly live . . . learn to forgive. If you want to forgive your way to freedom, read this book!

Charles Billingsley

Gospel Recording Artist and Author of Words on Worship

Most Christians know they should forgive, but when was the last time you can remember being taught how to forgive? Gil Mertz provides just such a road map filled with practical advice on the process of forgiving. This book is a must-read if you want to discover freedom from life’s difficult moments that only forgiveness can bring.

Dr. Dick Tibbits, DMin

Author of Forgive to Live

A common mistake travelers make is carrying excess baggage. Unnecessary suitcases not only cost you at the check-in counter, but they wear you out as you carry them around. The same is true with injured relationships. In this practical book, Gil Mertz not only points out the high cost of unforgiveness, but how we can leave the baggage of past hurts behind. If you want to travel through life with a spring in your step, this is the book for you!

J. Kent Edwards, PhD, DMin

Professor of Preaching & Leadership at Talbot School of Theology and BIOLA University

When we think of forgiveness, we often focus too much on the challenges and not enough on the benefits. This is what I appreciate so much about Forgive Your Way to Freedom. Gil helps guide the reader through the journey with practical steps that anyone can do, but he also illustrates the reward at the end, which is freedom. When we are empowered by freedom, there is no limit to what we can do!

Star Parker

Author and President of the Center for Urban Renewal and Education (CURE)

Gil Mertz is one of my favorite human beings on the planet. He’s a gifted communicator and a brilliant writer. Forgive Your Way to Freedom helps us navigate our way to a full life in Christ. But to be set free, we have to be willing to forgive—and Gil shows us the path.

Todd Starnes

TV commentator and radio host on Fox News Radio

There are few issues today that impact our lives more than forgiveness. The challenge is not if we should forgive but understanding how to forgive, which Gil Mertz addresses so powerfully in Forgive Your Way to Freedom. The practical steps that are clearly outlined in this book can help anyone who is struggling to forgive find the peace, joy, and freedom they need. Well done, Gil! I highly recommend this book!

Rich Bott

President/CEO of the Bott Radio Network

When the church leads the way by embracing the power of love and forgiveness between us and God and one another, we will see revival in America like we have never seen before. We are One Blood / One Human Race who can learn to live together as brothers and sisters and not perish together as fools. I'm so encouraged to see this book by Gil Mertz, Forgive Your Way to Freedom. If ever we needed a message on forgiveness, it is now. The tools and principles from this book will have a powerful impact.

Dr. Alveda King, Evangelist

Civil Rights for the Unborn

It is my pleasure to recommend the book Forgive Your Way to Freedom by my friend Gil Mertz. In my travels over the years I have seen the ravages of war between nations, but I've also seen the personal war of the soul when people cannot forgive. I'm a big believer in freedom, and Gil's book offers hope and help to anyone who is looking to be set free through the power of forgiveness.

LtCol Oliver North, USMC (Ret.)

As long as we live with the human condition of sin, we will need to practice the virtue of forgiving others and ourselves, and accepting forgiveness. Gil Mertz's book Forgive Your Way to Freedom serves as a refreshing and much-needed guide in a hurting world about how we can change our lives and the lives of those around us by tapping into the transformative power and freedom of forgiveness.

Arina O. Grossu

Board Member, National Catholic Prayer Breakfast