Forgiveness Doesn’t Equal Access 🚫 Sometimes we forget that forgiveness and access are not the same thing. ✨
You can forgive someone in Jesus’ name and genuinely wish them well - but that doesn’t mean they’ve earned a front-row seat in your life again.
They don’t get to show up with small talk and pretend nothing happened.
That’s not reconciliation...that’s delusion. 🤦🏼♀️ Forgiveness means you’ve released the offense. It means you’re not carrying bitterness, rehearsing the pain, or seeking revenge. 💛
But access?
Access is for people who are safe, accountable, and willing to own their part.
If they can’t even acknowledge where they’ve wronged you, they haven’t earned the right to stand that close again. Keeping your distance isn’t unforgiveness - it’s wisdom. It’s called discernment. 🔍
You can forgive fully and still chose not to hand someone the privilege of proximity.
Forgiveness is given. ✝️ Access is earned. 🔐
If this hits home for you, you’ll love my new book, Breaking the Narcissist’s Grip - it’s all about setting guilt-free boundaries and finding freedom from toxic people (even if you can't escape) 👉 amzn.to/46hmd5e
Kris Reece
Forgiveness Doesn’t Equal Access 🚫
Sometimes we forget that forgiveness and access are not the same thing. ✨
You can forgive someone in Jesus’ name and genuinely wish them well - but that doesn’t mean they’ve earned a front-row seat in your life again.
They don’t get to show up with small talk and pretend nothing happened.
That’s not reconciliation...that’s delusion. 🤦🏼♀️
Forgiveness means you’ve released the offense.
It means you’re not carrying bitterness, rehearsing the pain, or seeking revenge. 💛
But access?
Access is for people who are safe, accountable, and willing to own their part.
If they can’t even acknowledge where they’ve wronged you, they haven’t earned the right to stand that close again.
Keeping your distance isn’t unforgiveness - it’s wisdom.
It’s called discernment. 🔍
You can forgive fully and still chose not to hand someone the privilege of proximity.
Forgiveness is given. ✝️
Access is earned. 🔐
If this hits home for you, you’ll love my new book, Breaking the Narcissist’s Grip - it’s all about setting guilt-free boundaries and finding freedom from toxic people (even if you can't escape)
👉 amzn.to/46hmd5e
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