Road Blocks: moving forward (Pt 9)

// UNFORGIVENESS // Ephesians 4:31-32 Forgiveness: > pardon >> graciously give the gift of forgiveness. "I can’t forgive and forget, but I can forgive." Forgiveness is choosing to live with the consequences of someone else’s sin. vs 32 I’m to forgive because I’ve been forgiven. At the cross, we lost our right not to forgive. Forgiveness is the only way I can get back into your life once I’ve hurt you. > If there is no forgiveness, there is no relationship. “Forgiveness does not settle all questions of blame and fairness, but it does allow a relationship to begin new.” ~ Philip Yancey We hold people hostage to things that they can’t give us anyway! Focusing on the source of your forgiveness will empower you to forgive. Forgiveness is what God is like. For the follower of Jesus, forgiveness isn’t just an occasional act – it’s a permanent attitude.