I hold onto this burden

I become bitter

And offended

Why did this happen?

How can I forgive this person?

When they hurt me

When they threw stones at me

When they falsely accused me

When their words broke my heart

I fall down into shambles

Start blaming

Start shaming

Because when I am offended at others

I am truly offended at God

When I love others

I love God

When I forgive

I am forgiven

God loved us so much

That He gave the ultimate offering

The ultimate sacrifice

His Son

Who was slain on the Cross

For our Sins

Jesus never condemned

He never had fault

He forgave

Even though we don’t deserve it

He drew a line on the sand

And said, “Go now and leave your life of sin”

He knows we are better than the life of sin we are living

He doesn’t look at us of what we are now, but of what we can become through Christ Jesus

He has a purpose for us greater than we could possibly imagine

Jesus set a model for me to follow

He taught me how to forgive

So I would like to say I forgive you

I let go of any offense I have towards you

And give it to God

I surrender it all to Him

Forgive

So that you can love

Love

So that you can forgive

And always give Glory to Him

Always come back to Him

And praise Him

So that you may be forgiven

And made whole

Others will say your not the broken man I thought you were

They will not see your scars and brokenness

But they will see your blessings from God

I am a changed man

Because of God’s grace

I am forgiven

Because of God’s mercy