James 4:10 says, “Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord and He will exalt you.” Apologizing humbles us by reminding us that we are not perfect and we need forgiveness from God and from other people.Īnd here is a newsflash that I am sure we also don’t want to accept. Our apology should first and foremost be done because of the relationship we have with God, because we respect His Word as true.Īpologizing is part of seeking humility, and humility is a character quality God holds in high esteem.
Even if an incident occurs and each of you owe the other an apology, those of us who say we serve the King of Kings should apologize, whether the other person apologizes or not. It’s hard to admit when we were wrong and even harder to ask someone to forgive us.
The godly thing to do is admit in the midst of your imperfect dwelling on this earth, once again you messed up and apologize.Īpologizing.
Why has apologies become a thing of the past? None of us are perfect, which means there are going to be times when we do things, say things, and react wrongly to situations.
