Breaking the Chains of Unforgiveness

I'm going to tell you, based on the story that Jesus tells, that those who've received grace give grace. I'm going to tell you that people who are graceless look like people who've never actually experienced or received grace. Because the litmus test for the reality of the grace that you've received from God is the extent to which you give grace and offer forgiveness. I know it's hard — that last part, I know it's hard — that you would do that to the person who's hurt you the most. I know that's hard, but your willingness to try to give grace to the darkest spots of your life, the ones who've hurt you the most, will reveal how clearly you understand the grace you’ve receive from your God. I know that it’s not fair to be expected to forgive. It's not fair to let it go … but thank God grace isn't fair. We give grace not because we owe a debt, but because graced people give grace. Jesus gives grace, so Jesus' followers give grace.