I struggled to forgive…

It hurts when someone you care about treats you in an unjust manner.   Words can cause damage, and they can last a lifetime seared in your memory.

“Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers.” Ephesians 4:29 NKJV

Our perceptions can distort the truth of the words. Look at the source, the circumstances and to our Lord.  Forgive or the words may cause irrevocable damage.

“Take heed to yourselves. If your brother sins against you, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. And if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times in a day returns to you, saying, ‘I repent,’ you shall forgive him.”” Luke 17:3-4 NKJV