Is Unforgiveness Secretly Ruling You?
Forgiveness is one of the most beautiful and freeing words in the human vocabulary.
“Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord does not count against him and in whose spirit is no deceit” (Psalm 32:1–2)
Holding on to unforgiveness in your heart can damage your life. Learn to, “take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.” When you continually choose to forgive your offender, you keep yourself free from the poison of unforgiveness.
Is Unforgiveness Secretly Ruling You?
When you refuse to forgive, your unforgiveness keeps you emotionally stuck to both the offense and the offender. A continual refusal to forgive digs a deeper hole in which you can easily hide your hardened heart.
Blaming others is a favorite tactic to justify unforgiveness. You can become too comfortable in the unnatural habitat of self-righteousness and self pity. Your past hurts, though buried, are still very much alive. And because they are not released in God’s way, oddly enough you become like your offender, and you’re blind to this.
Not forgiving your offender is an offense to God, thereby making you an offender to God as well! The Bible says to confess and renounce this sin. We see this in Proverbs 28:13, “He who conceals his sin does not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy.”
So make the decision now, do it God’s way. He says forgive. You can do it because He will empower you to do it.If you’ve been wounded by someone, how do you “get over it”?
People want to forgive and forget… and often the pain is just too deep. Although hurts may have happened days, months, or even years ago, forgiveness seems out of reach. What if the offender never asks to be forgiven? Is there a difference between forgiveness and reconciliation?
Learn how you can truly forgive and let go of past pain.
