Weekly Devotion - #21

Read: Ephesians 4:30 - 32

I'm Sorry, Please Forgive Me

"Be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another..."-- Ephesians 4:32.

The hardest words to say are, "I'm sorry, will you forgive me?" In a family argument, who is right and who is wrong? Who is greater, the wife or the husband? Usually the greatest person is the one willing to say and really mean it, "I'm sorry. Will you forgive me?" Saying, "I'm sorry" does not mean you are weak. It means you are strong. Learn to be great in your family relationships by learning to say, "I'm sorry." You will see a difference in your family and in your home life.

Practice being first to apologize, to say "I'm sorry." At the end of the day count how many times you needed to apologize but you did not. Think of everything; you became angry, you were rude, selfish, you blamed someone else, lied, failed to do your duty and many other things only you could know. As you apologize, accept the responsibility of the wrong doing...don't blame someone else for your situation. Simply say, "I was wrong, I'm sorry, will you please forgive me?" You will gain much respect through sincere, honest apology.

The Bible says, "Be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you." (Ephesians 4:32). If you have trusted Christ as your Savior and are saved, God has already forgiven you. Because of God's forgiveness to us, we should forgive others. Begin using the hardest words for us, "I'm sorry, will you forgive me?" Soon these words will become easy to say. [JM]

THOT: Love is never afraid of saying "I'm sorry."

TODAY: Learn to say "I'm sorry."

This lesson is from  30 Heart Touching Devotions available from SWM.

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