The challenge of growing up through humiliation

SUMMARY: Forgiving someone but refusing to forget their offense is not true forgiveness. We must submit to God's authority and humble ourselves before Him, allowing His grace to flood our weaknesses. Humility is a virtue that we should imitate, and God gives grace to the humble. Letting God control our lives and intervening in daily conflicts and problems is the best way to free ourselves from obstacles. Even in lawsuits and fights with others, we should consider others as superior to ourselves and be obedient to God's Word.

I forgive you, but I will not forget the offense! That's how it is. What a greater mystery about this human behavior! We forgive (apparently), but that unhealthy thorn of resentment and bitterness remains stuck and we voluntarily decide not to forget, to leave the insult, the supposed outrage that moved the esteem, the honor , shame ... Christian witness. No, I won't be able to forget it. And so time passes and arrogance and pride dominate the soul and give way to pride, anger, in short, sin.-No, I cannot even hear that name, nor bear its presence, it exasperates me to hear His voice, I forgave him, but I find it very difficult to bear it - Situations like these and similar expressions within God's people are not very strange, oddly enough.

The question is, is that sorry? The Bible says no. "My heavenly Father will treat you like this, unless each one forgives his brother from his heart" (Mt 18:35). As long as you continue to build an “altar of saints that are not of your devotion”, in your church or outside of it, the shadow of discontent will steal your joy and persecute you until you submit under the authority of God and humble yourself before Him. , allowing your will to rule the circumstances. Only then will true forgiveness spring forth from the heart and His peace will reign again.