Shed The Weight Now

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Text: Matt 18:21-35

To forgive means to stop feeling angry with someone who has done something to harm, annoy or upset you. It also means to stop feeling angry with yourself. Offence is inevitable in relationships, whether close or distant ones. We are not to select the offences we forgive, whether great or little. The explicit command is that we forgive even if we have to do so over and over again.(Matt 18:22).

You may want to ask: What if I'm taken for granted because I obey the command to forgive? How do I deal with the constant hurts I get?How can I forgive when I may have to live with the consequences of the offence all the days of my life?

Developing the mind of Christ is the answer to the questions above. Becoming like Christ in the way we think and how we see life is a lifelong process. The mind of Christ is characterized by love(even the one that is not reciprocated), forgiveness, humility and obedience. With the mind of Christ, forgiveness comes easily. The mind of Christ is got when we fix our gaze on Him with the desire to have the same mind and beauty that He has. (2Cor 3: 18) It is also got by constant renewal of the mind (Rom 12:2).

Without the mind of Christ, you will always find it difficult to forgive 'big' offences, while you praise yourself for being able to forgive the little ones.

Always remember that when you do not forgive, it becomes a weight on you and you won't be able to go far with the weight on the narrow path we are on so, shed it now!

Shalom