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Colossians 3:13 Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others.

Cutting someone off when they’ve missed the mark or offended you once is not scriptural for the believer. We must make room for each other’s faults. No one has it altogether. People mess up, they make mistakes, and they have faults.

When someone misses the mark, extend grace and forgive them. The grace we need when we mess up is the same grace they need for themselves. There’s no need to have a bashing session. They usually know when they’ve dropped the ball. But if not, in love, let them know how they’ve missed the mark or how they’ve offended you. Once you’ve expressed your feelings, forgive them and move on. Bringing it back up again helps no one.

Stop prematurely ending relationships, friendships, leaving careers, or churches because of the one-time faults of someone else. Be mature enough to understand that people make mistakes and they need grace too.