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2026-11-27

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Colossians 3:13 NLT

How many times have you heard someone say, 'I forgave them, but I won't ever forget'? Probably a few. But that mindset isn't entirely right. Paul wrote in Colossians, 'Make allowance for each other's faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others' (3:13 NLT). When someone wrongs us, stabs us in the back, or any other awful thing, we have to forgive them.

Unforgiveness makes bitter, angry people. But when we forgive, we're letting that weight lift off our shoulders. It's like saying, 'Yes, it happened and yes it hurt, but that doesn't define me'. Just like Paul said in Colossians, we need to remember that people are not perfect and we are not perfect: sometimes, people just hurt each other.

Forgiving someone isn't easy. It takes time. But we have to forgive and forget because if we remember and hold onto what someone has done to us, we're not forgiving like God forgave us: 'And I will forgive their wickedness, and I will never again remember their sins' (Hebrews 8:12 NLT). God forgives us and doesn't remember our sin (not even a little bit). That's practically unthinkable, and shows the lengths that God goes to forgive us.

In our reality, we will have memories of things people have done, but when we choose to forget, we can (even if it takes time) move on. We don't hold past mistakes over people's heads. We move on, let it go and love them just the same.

Links to Bible verses: Holy Bible

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