It's Complicated
Forgiveness Is Complicated
People are complicated. Which is why, more often than not, our greatest stress in life comes from relationships with spouses, kids, family, and co-workers. In this series, we’ll look into God’s wisdom for how to relate with others in a way that brings peace, joy, and fulfillment.
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Joël Malm
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1 Corinthians 13 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
“To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you.” ― C.S. Lewis
Matthew 18:21, 32-35 Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?” Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you seven times, but seventy-seven times. Then his master summoned him and said to him, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me. And should not you have had mercy on your fellow servant, as I had mercy on you?’ And in anger his master delivered him to the jailers until he should pay all his debt. So also my heavenly Father will do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother from your heart.”
Myth: They have to apologize or admit their guilt before I can forgive.
Truth: Jesus forgave before we knew we needed forgiveness. We must do the same.
Myth: I’ll forgive when I feel it’s the right time.
Truth: The good feelings will follow your decision to forgive.
Myth: You should forgive and forget.
Truth: Trying to forget a hurt is nearly impossible. As Christians we are called to forgive and remember with forgiveness.
Proverbs 4:23 Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it
The Power to Forgive Devotional on YouVersion: http://bible.us/r/7n4