Unforgiveness

Quote from an article I read earlier today:  John MacArthur was asked by Daly what he observed to be the most prominent problems among all the married couples that he has counseled over the course of more than 35 years of being a pastor.

"Sin and selfishness, and a lack of forgiveness will devastate any relationship," he answered. "We all have to deal with sin. We all have to deal with selfishness, but the final breaking point is the absence of forgiveness. In the end, the destruction of any relationship comes down to whether or not you can forgive because we are going to need to be forgiven. We have to forgive each other in our marriage. We have to forgive each other as we work together in the Kingdom." 

The lack of forgiveness is spoken about many times in scripture.  I can testify to the destruction it causes in relationships.  

If I could ask one thing today, it would be to look at your heart and truly examine if there is any forgiveness.  If so, then take the time to go to the person, if possible, and make things right between the two of you.

Another famous phrase that I come back to often is this: Forgiveness is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die. 

Forgive and thrive.  Forgive and experience true freedom.