Why Do I Have to Forgive Someone If They're Never Even Sorry?

Hey, Carpool Crew. Welcome back to Questions from the Backseat. Today's question is a real one: Why do I have to forgive someone if they're never even sorry? Here's the truth. Forgiving someone isn't saying that they were right. It's letting God carry what they did so you don't have to. In Matthew 18, Peter asked Jesus how many times he had to forgive. He guessed seven. Matthew 18:22 says, "I tell you, not as many as seven," Jesus replied, "but 70 times 7." Jesus wasn't giving Peter a number to count to. He was saying that forgiveness is a way of living. It's not a scoreboard to keep track of. Here's how forgiveness works. When someone hurts you and never says sorry, it's like they handed you a heavy backpack full of rocks. Staying mad feels like payback, but really, you're the one carrying those rocks all day. Forgiving is setting the backpack down, not because what they did was okay, but because you don't wanna carry it anymore. And here's the part that helps the most. You're handing it to God, who is strong enough to deal with what they did. You're not letting them off the hook. You're trusting God with it. Now, if someone is hurting you, forgiving them doesn't mean staying quiet. Tell a parent, tell a teacher, tell someone because forgiveness and being safe are both very important. Now, here's the one thing today I want you to remember. Forgiving someone means handing the heavy thing to God instead of carrying it yourself. Today, if you're carrying something somebody did to you, tell God about it and a parent about it, and ask God to carry it for you. I'll see you later, Carpool Crew. Remember, no matter where you are or how you're listening, God loves you. And if you wanna submit a question, go to carpoolingwithjesus.com/ask, and you can record a question or write one in. We'd love to answer it. I'll see you later, Carpool Crew. Have a good one.