People in our culture are way too petty. We make conflict mountains out of far too many petty molehills. That’s why I have a chapter in Unpacking Forgiveness designed to help people know when to let go of a matter.
Building on Tim Challies post from yesterday (in which he interacted with a chapter in Unpacking Forgiveness) Molly Friesen adds some great thoughts today on when to overlook an offense. Read her post here.
If there is ever a second edition of Unpacking Forgiveness, I will improve the chapter on when to get over it, by incorporating some of Molly’s thoughts. For now, you can just read her post.
Right, it could be a person gets too involved in things that are really not their problem in the first place. Maybe they are thinking of their own situation or past situations and are reliving their own past. Either way I have found, it is best in some circumstances to just let it go, and leave it up to God. Question: I personally know someone who repeatedly offends my aging parents, mostly because they are old, and just don’t “get” alot of things. Should I talk to her about this. In being rude to my parents, it really offends my sister and me too, as she does it in front of everyone.
Yes, I think I would say something as gently as possible. Of course, only you have the information to make a decision. But, if it happens repeatedly I would say something.