FORGIVENESS!!

"For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly father will also forgive your trespasses". Matthew 6:14. My friend, everything we think about forgiveness is measured with our little yard sticks, isn't it? Jesus was not teaching that believers earned God's forgiveness by forgiving others, but He is saying if we have truly experienced God's forgiveness, then we should be ready to forgive others. Man, if we are not getting along with our own family members how can we claim to have right relationship with our Father? Here is how we measure forgiveness. 1) We think WHO. Who should we forgive? Are they worthy of our forgiveness? 2) WE think HOW MUCH? We measure the things on our list. We say "I can forgive that - NO PROBLEM to some and I could NEVER forgive that to others- RIGHT? 3) We think HOW OFTEN. "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me". This sounds familiar to you? "Nobody's going to do that to me again"- Right? Aaanndd.. everyday you ask the Lord for forgiveness for everything you do and done. Brother, God's like, "Let's Compare. When people sin against you, your way of handling it is completely different than how I handle it when people sin against Me". Hey, It won't cost you a dime to be nice to somebody! Y'all hear me? GOOD!