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  • alicemartin replied · Oct 22

    The link isn't working so here is my devotion:
    Let’s be honest: high school, friend groups, group chats, and social media make it really easy to get hurt.
    Maybe it was a friend who left you out of weekend plans. Maybe someone spread a rumor, rolled their eyes at you in the hallway, or a family member said something that completely crushed you. When that happens, a heavy, tight knot forms in your chest. At first, it feels like protection—like holding onto your anger is a shield so no one can hurt you that way again.
    But carrying that hurt around? It’s exhausting. It’s like walking around all day with a heavy backpack filled with rocks, wondering why your shoulders and back ache.
    We often think forgiveness is saying, "What you did to me was totally fine."
    It’s not. Forgiveness doesn't pretend the hurt didn’t happen, and it doesn't mean you have to act like nothing is wrong. Forgiveness is an act of obedience and freedom—it’s choosing to hand the heavy backpack of bitterness over to God and letting Him carry the weight.
    Jesus didn't give us a soft suggestion when He talked about forgiveness; He gave us a pathway to peace. Why? Because He knew that holding onto a grudge doesn’t punish the person who hurt you—it just traps you in their mess. When you forgive, you aren't letting them "win." You are deciding that your peace, your heart, and your future are too valuable to be controlled by someone else’s bad choices.
    And here is the secret that makes it actually possible: You don't do it in your own strength. You forgive because you have been forgiven so much more by Jesus."Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you." — Ephesians 4:32



The shame of being a man - is there any better reason to write?
— Gilles Deleuze