But though that person’s hardness will affect his well-being and his relationships until he faces and deals with his sin, though it may keep him in bondage, no one can force you to be bound as a prisoner in your own heart — not as long as you take the bold step to forgive. That is a choice you can and must make, regardless of where the other person is in their journey.
— Nancy Leigh DeMoss, Choosing Forgiveness, p. 134