Stop Beating Yourself Up

Stop beating yourself up! You didn’t mean to say the wrong thing, forget to do what you promised or hurt someone’s feelings. But it happened. You can’t change it or “make it better”. You tell them you’re sorry and that it wasn’t intentional. Now it’s up to them to forgive you. You will get one of two responses…the first one is the one we all want: Oh, it’s fine. We all make mistakes! The second one isn’t as nice: NO forgiveness and NO speaking to you ever again. If you get the second response, remember that you did what you could to fix it…the ball is in their court. Pray for them and let God touch their hearts. But in the meantime, stop beating yourself up!