Forgiveness…

Recently, in one of my top five all time practices, we talked through the beauty of the best warriors. What makes them so effective? Here’s hard truth. 

They’ve already accepted they’re dead.

What if we take the same approach with our deepest relational wounds. What if we assume they’ve broken our heart and can’t break it any more. Maybe we can then love them without fear of them loving us back. We’re already broken, you know. Maybe our struggle is of our own making. Maybe we’re holding back love because we’re still afraid we can somehow become more broken. What if we surrender to that thought. 

What if we take the same approach with leading our teams? STOP worrying about the board, the boss, the f*&%ing bank, and even the bullshit brotherhood we think we’ve built. We’re already dead, you know. 

Instead of fear and fortress building we adopt a “Can’t hurt me” mindset. We love agape style. Agape can only emanate from broken hearts who’ve surrendered to God’s healing hand. Truth. The relational warrior is no longer interested in justice. They’ve laid the sword down. Grace, mercy, and forgiveness are all they bring to the battlefield. Talk about some freakin’ magic transformation. This. Is. It.

What do you think might happen, leader, if you led with grace, mercy, and forgiveness a bit mo? Slow down. Reflect. You’re already dead. Why not give it a go? 

Matthew 18:23-35 (Jesus instructions about forgiveness. Gold) The melody line? Forgiveness is mostly about the forgiver. Damn.

Live hard. Love harder…