The other day, my kids (now teenagers) were reminiscing....when mommy used to get so mad at them, when she broke the lid on a butter dish, when she..... I'm sure my face turned red, but not from anger, rather, from embarrassment. I again said sorry to them, but then went on to say that they need to forget those incidents. I'm a sinner, too, and struggle with certain areas just like they do (many times, self-control).
This made me also think of when we hold onto grudges. I need to forget when someone has said something hurtful or treated me (what seems to me) unfairly. Part of forgiving is also being able to forget. To move on and press forward to what we are called to do, in all things to praise God and give Him glory.
Forgetting is part of forgiving. Isaiah 43:25 “I, even I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake; And I will not remember your sins.
If God forgets our sins, we also need to forget them....ours as well as others.
