Keeping score is an important thing in competitive sports. This past week our church softball team played a great game, but the score was what mattered when the game was over, and we won the game with a score of 7 to 6. Keeping score matters in a game.
But keeping score in relationships is disastrous. There is such a need for healing and forgiveness in all of our relationships. The reality is until we make the decision to forgive, the process of healing cannot even begin.
Colossians 3:13 in the The Message says - "Forgive as quickly and completely as the Master forgave you." Those are powerful words that will change our relationships. How can we do this? Paul says in Colossians 3: 12-13 NLT - "Clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Make allowance for each other's faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others."
We need to learn to focus on the other person's worth and not their weaknesses.
The million dollar question is: Why should I forgive and forget????
1. Because God's Word tells me to.
2. Because you yourself will always need forgiveness.
3. Because we were not created to carry the stress that unforgiveness brings.
I encourage you stop keeping score!
Pastor Ron
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