Grace over Grudges

If someone hurts or offends you how do you respond?

Whether intentionally or unintentionally, how do you react?

Are you quick to forgive, or do you hold a grudge?

Be with that for a moment.

Do you sit and settle in the anger, pain, and disappointment?

Because if you do imma need you to come outta that.

Betrayal, deception, and dishonesty are hard to face, but even harder to carry and hold.

Don’t nurture that emotion.

Because you do not deserve the agony that comes with that anger, boo.

It will not offer you the comfort, compassion, and respect you didn’t receive from them.

It will not keep you warm at night.

It will keep you stuck, miserable, and unfulfilled.

Acknowledge their character, their choices, and their humanness.

Acknowledge your hurt and disappointment.

Then…

Extend Grace.

Embrace forgiveness.

And send them on their way honey.

Bear no “man” a grudge and may no “man” bear a grudge against you.

Grace is light.

And may the light of grace shine unto all.

Love