Moving OnSample

When someone hurts you, what’s the first thing you want to do? For most of us, the answer is simple: get them back. We want to do to others what’s been done to us. But today’s verse reminds us that there’s a better way. When we hurt or wrong someone to get payback for what they’ve done to us, the cycle doesn’t end. But when we choose to forgive? Well, not only are we breaking the cycle and letting go of anger and pain, but we’re also acting out of the forgiveness we’ve already received from God. We forgive, not because it’s easy to do, but because we know we’ve been forgiven, too. 

Make a list of people you want to get back at right now. Then, over each of their names, write the word “forgiven” as a step toward moving on.