In church life – as in life generally - people sometimes hurt us and we sometimes hurt other people.
It’s part of being a sinner living in a fallen world.
The grace of forgiveness is therefore an important habit for a healthy church and healthy Christian to display.
However it’s not always easy to forgive. The toxic mixture of pride and hurt can often make asking for, or offering, forgiveness very hard. And the bigger or more damaging the sin, the harder it is to forgive.
And what when we’re wronged against and the perpetrator never seeks forgiveness or reconciliation?
I read a wonderful blog post at the beginning of December on the subject of forgiveness by Thabiti Anyabwile, who was one of the speakers at last years New Word Alive conference.
In it he gives very practical down-to-earth Biblical principles on ‘How to make a Confession’ and ‘How to Extend Forgiveness.’ It’s well worth a few minutes of your time to read.
It might just stop you becoming bitter, resentful and angry.
It might just enable you to hold on or rediscover joy, freedom and gratitude.
You can get to it HERE.
Direct Link: http://thegospelcoalition.org/mobile/article/thabitianyabwile/how-to-make-a-confession-and-extend-forgiveness
