What They Did Was Wrong… But Don’t Let It Own YOU

Matthew 18:23-35 | You Can't Keep Holding This — What They Did Was Wrong… But Don't Let It Own YOU Someone wronged YOU, and YOU have been carrying it ever since. Let's be honest first: what they did was wrong. This is not a message that pretends the offense was small or that YOU should just act like it never happened. The debt was real. The hurt was real. But there is a question this passage forces YOU to face — not whether they were wrong, but what holding onto it is doing to YOU. Because Matthew 18 reveals that unforgiveness does not punish the person who hurt YOU. It quietly imprisons the person carrying it. There is a parable here about a man who was forgiven an impossible debt. He owed something so massive he could never have repaid it in a lifetime. He was completely out of options, facing total ruin. And when he begged for mercy, he received something he did not deserve and could never earn: the entire debt was wiped away. Every bit of it. He walked out of that room free, carrying nothing. Here is what most people miss. That same forgiven man walked straight out and found someone who owed him a small fraction of what he had just been released from. And instead of extending the mercy he had just received, he seized him, refused to listen to his pleading, and had him thrown into prison over a debt that was tiny compared to the one he had been forgiven. He held on to a small offense while standing in the freedom of a massive pardon. And what happened to him next is the sobering heart of this parable. Because his refusal to release what was owed to him did not just affect the other person — it came back on him. He was handed over to the tormentors. That is the picture this passage paints of unforgiveness: it does not lock up the one who wronged YOU. It hands YOU over to torment — replaying it, reliving it, carrying a weight that grows heavier the longer YOU hold it. YOU thought YOU were holding them accountable. YOU were actually holding yourself captive. There is something in the size of the gap — between the debt he was forgiven and the debt he refused to forgive — that will completely change how YOU see the thing YOU have been holding. Because YOU are not being asked to say it did not matter. YOU are being invited to release it so it stops owning YOU. Why was his debt forgiven? What did his unforgiveness cost him? And what does it mean that holding on may be tormenting YOU more than the one who hurt YOU? Press play — because YOU can't keep holding this. What they did was wrong, but do not let it own YOU. This message will show YOU why releasing an offense is not letting them win — it is setting yourself free. If the wound is deep and letting go feels impossible right now, YOU do not have to force it alone — reach out to us, and let us pray with YOU as God helps YOU release what YOU were never meant to keep carrying. 💬 Comment "I'M RELEASING IT" if YOU are ready to stop letting what they did own YOU. Thank you for joining me today. Subscribe for daily teachings, morning prayer broadcasts, and live services. 📖 SUPPORTING SCRIPTURES: Matthew 18:23-25 Matthew 18:26-27 Matthew 18:28-30 Matthew 18:31-33 Matthew 18:34-35 Subscribe and turn on all notifications. Share it with others to be a blessing. 📸 FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM ━►   / seanpinderministries1   To order Pastor Sean's book "FACING DIFFICULT SITUATIONS" on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GZCNX73G Salvation form: https://seanpinder.net/salvation-form Partner with us: https://www.seanpinder.net/partner Give online: https://www.seanpinder.net/give PayPal: http://www.paypal.me/seanpinderminist... 📱 Text SPM to (469) 502-6162 💸 Zelle: info@seanpinder.net 💚 Cash App: $seanpinderministries Sean Pinder Ministries | P.O. Box 2726 | McKinney, Texas 75070 We love and appreciate you very much, Pastors Sean and Aimee Pinder 🙏 JOIN US LIVE: 📅 Thursdays — 7:00 PM CT 📅 Sundays — 10:00 AM & 7:00 PM CT Follow us on Instagram:   / seanpinderministries1   Follow us on Facebook: https://goo.gl/3RcW5R Miracle Healing Center DBA Sean Pinder Ministries CCLI # 11540541 | Streaming License: CSPL131806 #Matthew18 #DontLetItOwnYou #Forgiveness #SeanPinder #SeanPinderMinistries #UnforgivingServant #LetItGo #FreedomInForgiveness #MorningPrayer #DailyPrayer #ChristianMotivation #BibleStudy #BibleStories #FaithTeaching #Unforgiveness #TrustGod #Hope #ChristianEncouragement #HealYourHeart #DontGiveUp