"But they haven't changed." "They don't even know what they did." "I just want to tell them what's wrong first." If you have said these, you know what an offense feels like from the inside: a buzz, a righteous glow, and a slow leak of joy.
Pastor Steve Cioccolanti, who has worked alongside many ministers, seen their flaws up close, and made it his rule never to speak against one, gives five plain reasons to let a grudge go, from Matthew, Romans, James and Hebrews. Some are about you. One is about the other person. And one is about God, the reason most Christians would rather not read.
You'll discover:
Why your own double standard is the key to loving your neighbor
The one ministry that does not exist in the Bible
What may already have happened between the offender and God
The standard by which you will be judged
Christmas, he says, is the story of forgiveness: God was wronged and forgave. "Dimming another man's candle will not make yours any brighter."
Watch it before your next family gathering and share the gift.
