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Question of the Week:
"Am I holding a grudge or withholding forgiveness from someone that I know God is asking me to forgive?"
3 Actions or Ideas:
- Pray For Them â Pray for the person youâre struggling to forgive. It doesnât have to be a long prayer and you may struggle to "feel" it, but ask God to soften your heart and help you to see them the way He does. Praying for someoneâmaybe especially someone who hurt youâcan lay the groundwork to help you forgive them and do the hard thing you know you need to do.
- Be Like Elsa â Remember that annoying song from the movie, Frozen? If you had 4 young daughters like I do when it came out you'd never be able to forget it! "Let it go!" is the mantra and it's key to life. Let go of the need for âpaybackâ or hoping to see them come to their senses. Forgiveness doesnât mean what they did was okay; it means youâre choosing to let go of the bitterness in you that only hurts you. Forgiveness is a gift you give yourself. So forgive - and let it go.
- Take One Small Step â What is one small act of kindness you can extend to this person? Maybe it's speaking kindly about them or simply not bringing up the grudge again. Small steps can help move you closer to forgiving them like Jesus requires. Sometimes taking small action steps is the quickest way to change how you feel.
Forgiveness isnât easy, and God doesnât ask us to ignore our hurt or pretend like nothing happened. But He does call us to forgive the ones who have offended us because holding onto bitterness can continue to hurt us even more than the original offense.
Forgiveness isnât about letting someone off the hook; itâs about choosing to let go of the heavy weight of bitterness and resentment that is holding you down. When we forgive, we are giving ourselves the gift of refusing to drink from the poison of a grudge. Holding onto unforgiveness only keeps us trapped in anger and hurt, ultimately keeping us from being men of JOY.
Forgiveness also honors God because it shows His own heart toward us. Jesus forgave us fully, even when we didnât deserve it, and He requires us to do the same for others. Itâs an act of obedience for us to forgive others and it shows that we believe Godâs way of handling painful parts of life is better than the way we'd do it on our own.
Is there someone you need to forgive for Jesus' sake and for your own?
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