Oh, talk about a stomach ache to go. You said or done something wrong, and now you've got a friend

who's upset with you. It was totally an accident, but the outcome was the same as if you had done it

on purpose. You're feeling really bad about it, or at least you were at first. And then you started analyzing the

situation. Was it really all your fault? Or is the friend just being thin-skinned? Come to think of it,

hasn't he or she said a thing or two in the past that didn't set right with you, but you let it go?

Where is the grace for you that you showed to them?

Now, the more you replay these unhelpful thoughts, the less inclined you are to apologize.

Digging your heels in and developing a bad attitude won't fix the situation. It will just delay

the situation. It will just delay the repairs.

Thank you for joining Keep the Heart for today's podcast with Francie Taylor. Francie Taylor. Francie is an author, teacher, and conference speaker.

Sharing lessons from the Word of God is her passion.

Now, back to today's important study.

When we're wrong, apologizing may not be easy, but it's right.

Listen to this quote about the subject. The first to apologize

is the bravest. The first to forgive is the strongest. The first to forget is the happiest.

It's a very popular quote, but the author, the original author, is unknown. What we do know is this.

There's a lot of truth to these statements. It does take courage to admit when we're wrong, and it takes strength to forgive

when others have wronged us. And absolutely yes, the art of learning how to pass over a

transgression is a biblical process, and when we're biblical, we are blessed.

Apologizing when we've done or said something that was wrong requires spiritual maturity and

humility. In other words, we're going to need some spiritual grownups in the room.

This episode will focus on what we can do to make things right when we've been the offender. Let's talk about it. Are you ready for four suggestions? First, keep the apology simple. Why is this? Because it minimizes the chance of us talking ourselves into deeper trouble. Proverbs 2123 says this,

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