Grace and ForgivenessSample

The Value Of Forgiveness

If I’m being completely honest with myself, extending grace and forgiveness has not come easily to me. In fact, it still does not! I grew up believing my value was in what I achieved and that the love extended to me somehow hinged on how well I did. As a result, my patterns of thinking reinforced my belief of: "You get what you deserve." 

Obviously, this is not kingdom thinking or what Jesus taught and demonstrated through His life. At times we may find it hard, almost impossible to extend grace and forgiveness, especially when the pain runs deep, and the hurt saturates the heart. As I have learned over the years, may I gently remind you (and I) that we are not much different from the woman described in Luke 7. We are forgiven much; we are loved so very much. If we were to weigh ourselves on God’s moral scale, we would be found wanting. 

From this point of reference, my prayer is that you would find the courage to extend the same grace, the same forgiveness, the same love that has been shown to you by the Father. 

In the words of Alexander Pope: "To err is human, to forgive divine." 

Written by DRUVI PERERA