22/07/2026
Are you secretly holding onto an old offense, replaying a past hurt, or keeping a mental scorecard of someone's mistakes? Ephesians 4:32 invites you to tear up that scorecard:
"๐๐ ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ, ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ก ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ, ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ."
With this verse, we are reminded to choose actions and words that display genuine goodwill toward othersโ kindness.
Develop empathy for somebodyโs struggles and flawsโ compassion.
And willfully decide to let go our grudgesโ forgiveness.
But most importantly, the premise of our behavior isn't based on whether someone "deserves" our forgiveness or kindness, but the standard is: โ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ.โ
Because God wiped away all our sins through Jesus, we are able to forgive others when they hurt us.
Whenever withholding forgiveness feels justified, remember the cross. God didn't wait for us to clean up our act or earn His grace; He gave it freely while we were still broken.