Grace for Graze

Not every wound was aimed at you.

Some of the worst pain you've ever carried came from somebody who went home and slept fine that night. They said what they said, did what they did, and moved on. Most of them still don't know. No apology is coming. And you're the only one bothered by it.

So what do you do with that?

The flesh doesn't tiptoe around it. It retaliates. It wants to make sure that if you walked away hurting, they don't get to walk away clean. We dress it up and call it fair. But fair isn't really what we're after — we want them to feel it.

Scripture doesn't ease you into this one. Proverbs 15:1 says, "A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger." That soft answer will cost you your pride. And your pride is going to fight you for it.

People are going to graze you. Some already have. But the moment you decide to hand back what wasn't meant for you in the first place — that's the moment you find out what you actually believe about grace.

Grace for the graze. Somebody extended it to you when you didn't deserve it. Now it's your turn.