"If we are honest with ourselves, sometimes we like holding a grudge even though we know we shouldn't. We feel it gives us the upper hand in a relationship. There is something about it that feels so good that despite knowing it is wrong, we hold on."
When I read this in our devotion this morning, I was rocked. So many times we forget how important it is to forgive. Forgiveness is the basis of Christianity. Jesus Christ's sacrifice was made for ultimate forgiveness. I heard a sermon one time that compared unforgiveness to a disease. It is something that attacks you from the inside out and if you do not fight it or search for healing, it can take over.
In my life, I have been dealt difficult cards that required me to forgive a lot of people for a lot of hurt. It is a very difficult thing to forgive someone when you know you didn't deserve the hurt they caused you. That is Christ in you, though. We are unable to forgive apart from Him. He is our strength. Sometimes I just want to sit in my bitterness and let someone else deal with the situation, but I know that is not what God has called us to. He calls us to love and forgive times infinity, even when we are the one in pain. Brokenness is the perfect place to be healed and filled with the power and grace of God. Forgive and be forgiven.
.kristen.
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