For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins. Matthew 6:14-15
It is not an option to not forgive someone who trespasses against you. Too often people hold grudges or stay angry and it really is not behavior that pleases the Lord. I try to ask for forgiveness of others when I know that I hurt someone but if that person chooses not to forgive me or chooses not to accept my apology then there is nothing more I can do. As long as our hearts are right with God we really cannot control how someone else reacts to the joy of forgiveness. I know what joy it is to be forgiven therefore I know I cannot harbor ill will towards my brothers and sisters in Christ. I know that I must act in love and forgive no matter what. So what are you holding on to today that the Lord is asking you to let go of? Who are you staying angry at that the Lord is asking you to forgive? Forgive one another so the Father can forgive you.
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