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Do you ever feel like you want to do the right thing, but — well, it's really hard? And you keep doing things you regret? Yeah, I think we all have that in common. We all need forgiveness, both from God and from each other. But for some reason, while we're eager to accept God's forgiveness for our mistakes, we're not always very generous when it comes to forgiving someone who hurts us. Jesus tells a story about that in Matthew 18, where a king shows extravagant love to someone by forgiving them of a debt they owed. But the king's mercy didn't inspire them to do the same for anyone else. You probably don't owe money to a king, but here's why this matters: we all need forgiveness and we can all give forgiveness too. I know it's hard to let go of unforgiveness. But we can find so much freedom and joy when we do. So when forgiveness is needed, remember God forgave first. Then go and do the same.