1. You think God sees every mistake you've ever made. 2. He sees the person He chose before you even existed. 3. You think God sees someone who keeps falling short. 4. He sees someone covered by a grace with no limits. 5. You think God sees your worst moment. 6. He sees His child. 7. You think God sees the version of you that you're ashamed of. 8. He sees the version of you He’s making you into.
It doesn't matter if they apologized. Forgive them anyways.
God delights in showing us mercy
“You will never forgive anyone more than God has already forgiven you.” - Max Lucado
Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. - Luke 6:37
1: You may hold onto your past, but God doesn’t. 2: You replay the mistakes. You feel regret. 3: But Psalm 103:12 says, "He has removed our sins as far from us as the east is from the west." 4: So if God isn’t holding your past over your head, why are you? 5: Don't live stuck in what God has already freed you from.
(1) Make allowance for each other’s faults... (2) and forgive anyone who offends you. (3) Remember, the Lord forgave you... (4) so you must forgive others. - Colossians 3:13
What does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? - Micah 6:8
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good. His love endures forever. - Psalm 136:1
For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more. - Hebrews 8:12
People who conceal their sins will not prosper, but if they confess and turn from them, they will receive mercy. - Proverbs 28:13
Forgive others as often as you would have God forgive you. - St. Augustine
The LORD is like a father to his children, tender and compassionate to those who fear him. - Psalm 103:13
The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love. - Psalm 145:8
Stop saying this…start praying this…
Forgive them
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Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever. - Psalm 23:6
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Ash Wednesday calls us to pause, repent, and remember that God’s mercy is greater than our failure.
Nothing causes us to resemble God more than forgiveness. - John Chrysostom
