Now what am I supposed to do. A friend keeps getting very angry with me over very little things. He asked for forgiveness and I have given it to him. Now, every time he is overly angry and I point it out to him, he keeps reminding me that I have forgiven and so I need to just “stuff it” and stop bringing up his anger. How do I handle this?
Your friend is failing to see that as you forgive, you also are asking for justice. He seems to be using your forgiving against you so that he does not have to change the behavior. I recommend that you point out that forgiveness and justice-seeking are a team. You have forgiven, and now you are gently asking for fairness, for him to change the pattern of communication from anger to respect. If he truly understands the gift of your forgiveness, then he should be ready to try to answer your call for fairness by reducing his angry communication with you.
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