CUP OF COMFORT: Accountable

“If another believer sins against you, go privately and point out the fault. If the other person listens and confesses it, you have won that person back.”

Matthew 18:15

• When someone has hurt you, do you go to her in a spirit of reconciliation and forgiveness? Forgiving is harder than excusing, because to forgive we must summon up our courage and hold the other person accountable. That’s why Jesus told us to lovingly confront the one who’s done us wrong. This kind of forgiving means entering into a relationship, determining to treat the other as a worthy human being—worthy of our full respect and involvement. To excuse, on the other hand, minimizes the other as being not quite valuable enough to take up our energies. We simply choose to ignore her and go on our way. Think: Who do I need to forgive today? Could your risky decision to approach this person possibly become the start of a new, enduring friendship? Today, pray for the grace to honor the person hood even of those who cause you pain.

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