I was talking to somebody recently about forgiving people who come against you. I won’t go in to detail but this person had been let down for yet another time and was finding it difficult to forgive. Some situations and events with people are easy to forgive, some perhaps are not. If somebody steals from you, you might forgive them once but perhaps not if they do it again. Would you be able to forgive somebody for killing a friend or family member for instance? It is easy to say we can forgive but much harder to do it. According to Scripture we are supposed to forgive somebody who wrongs us not just once but every time they do. Now that is some command. The essence of forgiveness centres around our ability to humble ourselves and to always put the other person first. This is not to say that we should expose ourselves to a constant bombardment of wrongdoing against us. We should not but if we can get to the root cause of somebody’s problem we should offer help. Prevention is better than cure. I always say if you cannot forgive then don’t expect others to forgive you.
Shirley Anne
