Offense is a trap—but it’s dressed like justice. You’ll feel justified holding onto what they said or didn’t say. But the longer you hold onto the record, the more it holds onto you.

In my book, I wrote:

“If the enemy can keep you locked in the same cycle of thoughts, he can keep you living the same cycle of defeat.”

That’s what offense does—it keeps the same conversation replaying in your head like a broken record. But love interrupts the loop. It cancels the emotional debt and cuts off the mental replays. God’s love reminds you: you’re not a record-keeper. You’re a peacemaker.