If we truly want to honor God with our lives, we must let His Spirit work in us so that ours will be a forgiveness that comes from the heart. Thinking It Over. It may seem unlikely, but many people choose to ignore God's pattern for repairing broken relationships because they actually enjoy the conflict. It keeps life interesting. Some neighbors express no desire to be on good terms with the people on the other side of the fence.
Business associates continue to battle it out as they move up the ladder of success.
Some church members seem to feel it is their calling in life to stir up trouble at business meetings. The Bible tells us that the reason for these wrong attitudes is rooted in people's hearts. In contrast, God's way is the unselfish way. In His effort to reconcile us to Himself, He modeled love, humility, suffering, invitation, and forgiveness. It is the ultimate in ingratitude to receive such grace and then refuse to show the same grace to others who have wronged us.