![]() ![]() If the relationship is dysfunctional, you may have to cut it off, at least for a time, but that doesn’t mean you hold a grudge against them and refuse to forgive them. That doesn’t mean we have to be their best friend and spend a lot of time with them. There is no reason not to forgive someone. That should settle it, so we must extend the same forgiveness to others that God’s extended to us through Christ. We must believe God God says, “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9). We keep going back to the throne for the same thing, over and over again, when God’s already forgiven it. ![]() By now, wouldn’t you be getting a little upset that they didn’t receive your forgiveness, but that’s exactly how we may be treating God by claiming to be a believer but not forgiving ourselves. Now, on the third day, they come to you again and are seeking forgiveness for the same thing they did three days ago. You remind them that you’ve paid for your disobedience and you’ve forgiven them, so just let it go. ![]() Then, the very next day, they come up to you again and ask for forgiveness for the very same thing. Jesus paid for our sins, so why do we want to keep paying for them ourselves? Imagine your child coming to you and confessing their disobedience and then you discipline them for it. We cannot let go and move past what God’s already forgiven, so our standards of forgiveness for ourselves become greater than God’s forgiveness of ourselves. Sometimes the problem isn’t with others it’s with us. ![]()
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