In every ministry, in every church there is that person or maybe those people. The ones that tell you they are going to do things and don't. The ones who tell you they will oversee projects and ministries and get things accomplished for you and time and time again they burn you. There are those who even talk bad about you, undermind the things you are attempting to do and hurt you.
THere's nothing in the Bible that tells you that you have to let them be in charge, let them burn you again or even put them in the position to do it. There is however, a mathematical formula for your forgiveness. It's 70 X 7. THat's right, you are to forgive those who do you wrong repeatedly until you can't even keep track any more, and when you get to that point, keep on forgiving.
Matthew 18:21 Then Peter came up and said to him, Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?
In this passage Peter was looking for a scape clause. A loophole or some formula for Jesus to give him letting him know that forgiveness had run out. We all know the human reasoning, "You hurt me once your bad, hurt me twice my bad." THat just doesn't work with God, now He doesn't want us to put ourselves into a situation where we are hurt repeatedly, He just asks us to forgive. We are to forgive those who do us wrong over and over and over again. This is a hard task, and as a pastor I am called to be set apart and do an even greater job of forgiving those who have done me wrong in any way. It's up to us to not just take the high road once, but to stay on the high road throughout our interactions with those who have wronged us.
So think about the people that make you the maddest, have you stopped pouring out forgiveness on them? Have you come to the point where you aren't forgiving them at all, that isn't what Jesus wants us to do. Keep forgiving(not liking or thanking) them for their transgressions because I know you keep asking God to forgive yours!
Thanks for reading and have a great day!
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