As I was reading through the parable of the unmerciful servant in Matthew 18, a couple things stuck out to me about forgiveness.

1)      Don't keep track of the wrongs done to you.  1 Corinthians 13 talks about love not keeping a record of wrongs.  I think Jesus is saying here: keep forgiving your brother/friend when they mess up (we are all human by the way).  Not just 7 times, but so many times that you lose track.

2)      Forgive from the heart.  Don't keep bringing the offense up, but let it go.  Don't use that attack to bash them to your friends (gossip).  Let it go and move on.

Forgiveness might be a process, where we have to let things go again and again.  I think the enemy wants us to continue to pick up that offense and hold onto it – that, my friends, would be the root of bitterness.

So, to quote the Frozen movie… let it go!

PB