And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors (Matthew 6:12, NKJV).
Are you carrying any excess emotional weight around now? It can be crippling. The emotional weight of ruptured relationships and vengeful attitudes can isolate and enslave. Your attitude makes all the difference. A variation of a story told by Norman Wright highlights the difference that attitude can make in life. It is an old legend about a man and his two sacks:
There is an old legend about a man his two sacks. One was tied in front of his neck and the other tied on his back. When the man was asked what was in his sacks, he said, "The sack in front is great. There I keep all the positive thoughts I have about people, all the blessings I've experienced, all the great things other people have done for me. The weight isn't a problem. The sack is like sails of a ship. It keeps me going forward. The sack on my back is empty. There's nothing in it. I cut a big hole in its bottom. In there I put all the bad things that I can think about myself or hear about others. They go in one end and out the other, so I'm not carrying around any extra weight at all."
What’s in your sack? Grace responds by relaxing its grip and letting the offense go. Do you need to cut a hole in your bag? You must cut a hole in your bag before God cuts one in His.
