What If I Can’t Forgive?
Matthew 6:12-15; Colossians 3:13
Food For Thought
Why do we struggle to forgive someone who has previously hurt us? What reasons do we give for not forgiving someone?
What is the correlation between receiving forgiveness from God and giving forgiveness to others? Why would God connect the two together like that?
What are the physical, emotional, and spiritual impacts that harboring unforgiveness has on us? Have you personally experienced any of these implications?
How does exercising forgiveness demonstrate God’s love to the world?
What steps can someone take to release the anger, bitterness, and resentment toward a person in order to completely forgive them? Which step do you think is the hardest in the process of forgiveness? Why do you think this?