Forgive From Position, Not Emotion

Forgiveness is not a feeling.

If you wait until you feel like forgiving, you may wait forever.

Paul says, “Forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.” That phrase changes everything.

You don’t forgive because they deserve it.

You don’t forgive because it wasn’t a big deal.

You forgive because you were forgiven.

Sin creates a debt. When someone lies, betrays, or disrespects you—there is a debt.

The question becomes: Will you collect, or will you cancel?

At the cross, God did not excuse your sin—He absorbed it. He didn’t pretend it wasn’t costly—He paid for it.

That’s the beauty of the Gospel. Sin is incredibly serious. But forgiveness is incredibly powerful.

You forgive not from emotional strength—but from spiritual position.

And if you are in Christ, your position is forgiven.

When you know you are fully loved and fully secured, you are free to release others.

Forgiveness doesn’t say, “It didn’t matter.”

It says, “The relationship matters more.”