I Forgive Me
James Fortune Lyrics

Sometimes the hardest person for you to forgive
It's difficult to forgive yourself for your own mistakes

Is the one you see in the mirror everyday
You see yourself everyday and find it hard to let go of the guilt and shame

It's time for you to get free, sing FIYA
It's time to let go of your past and move forward with a positive attitude

I've decided to stop replaying regrets
I won't dwell on regrets and missed opportunities anymore

And I've decided to tell my past bye
I'll let go of the past and focus on the present

I cannot change what I did
I can't change my past actions

But I did change what you gave
I changed the negative feelings I had about myself

When you took my place
When Jesus forgave me

No more guilt but grace (time to let it go)
I'll accept God's grace and let go of the guilt I feel

Feel it all went too long
I regret holding onto negative feelings for so long

Watching reruns of my wrongs
I keep replaying my past mistakes in my mind

Take the shame away (no more)
I'll let go of my feelings of shame

Reliving mistakes you wash away (so I want you to do what God has always done for you and say)
I'll let God wash away my past mistakes and move forward with my life

I forgive me (it may have taken a while to get to this point but)
I forgive myself for my past mistakes and I understand it's taken a while to get to this point

I forgive me (if God has forgiven you why can't you do the same?)
God has already forgiven me, so it's time to forgive myself

I forgive me (it's time to stop looking back so God's purpose can move you forward)
I'll stop dwelling on my past and focus on my future purpose

I forgive me (you may be sayin', "James but you don't know my past, I was wrong")
I know I made mistakes in my past, but it's time to let it go

Yeah, I know it was wrong (carried this weight)
I know I messed up and I've been carrying the weight of my mistakes

Carried this weight for too long (I want you to get free right now and say)
I've been carrying this burden for too long and it's time to let go

I forgive me (you've been hard on yourself, long enough)
I'll stop being hard on myself and start forgiving myself

I forgive me (you've always felt like you weren't good enough, but that's over)
I'll accept that I am enough and I always have been

I forgive me (you've made mistakes but those mistakes don't get to make you)
I won't let my past mistakes define who I am

I forgive me (God knew what you'd do and he still chose you)
God chose me despite my past mistakes

I'm letting it go (the pain of yesterday)
I'm letting go of the pain and hurt from my past

I'm letting it go (you've already taken too much from me)
I won't let my past mistakes take any more from me

You won't steal my future anymore (the memory of every mistake)
I won't let my past mistakes control my future anymore

I'm letting it go (it's time to receive God's grace)
I'm accepting God's grace and letting go of my past mistakes

I'm letting it go (you can't change his mind about you anyway)
I can't change God's love or salvation for me, so I'm letting go of my past mistakes

You won't steal my future anymore (you could've been a better mother)
My past mistakes won't affect my ability to be a better mother in the future

I'm letting it go (and maybe you should've been a better father)
I'll let go of the guilt about not being a perfect father and focus on being the best version of myself

You won't steal my future anymore (it's time to let go of the shame)
I won't let my past mistakes affect my future anymore

I'm letting it go (the stuff they put on your name)
I'm letting go of the negative labels people have put on me

I'm letting it go (that yet was canceled when Jesus came)
Jesus has canceled out my past mistakes and I'm letting go of them

Oh oh oh, oh oh oh (hallelujah, the cycle's been broken and now)
I'm rejoicing that the negative cycle of my past mistakes is now broken

You won't steal my future anymore (God's restoring the years)
God is restoring the years that I felt were lost because of my past mistakes

Oh oh oh, oh oh oh (that you thought you'd lost, he's gonna refund you for the time you wasted)
God is going to give me back the time that I felt was wasted because of my past mistakes

You won't steal my future anymore (somebody say, "I've got a future, grace kept me alive because I've got a future")
I have a future because of God's grace and mercy

Oh oh oh, oh oh oh (I don't have an obituary, I've got a future)
I'm not defined by my past mistakes, I have a future

You won't steal my future anymore (thank you Jesus)
I'm thanking Jesus for his love and forgiveness

Oh oh oh, oh oh oh (bless your name, girl)
I'm praising God for his love and grace

I forgive me (maybe you didn't get it right the first time)
It's okay if I made mistakes in the past - I can still forgive myself

I forgive me (but God has already forgiven you)
God has already forgiven me, so I need to forgive myself too

I forgive me (and now it's time for you to forgive yourself)
It's time to forgive myself and move forward

I forgive me (don't who you were interfere with who God is allowing you to become)
I won't let my past mistakes interfere with who I'm meant to be