For someone who takes the stance of caring less about weither God exist or not you have a lot of opinions about what He does.
In your scenario Chad the sandcastle may be rebuilt but the wrong done to you and the work you have done is still there. If you are going to truly forgive you acknowledge the wrong but you seek the relationship over your own personal rights for retaliation.
God does not work in the way you imagine Him to work. He put aside all His power and made Himself weak. He lived his life dependent on the Holy Spirit not His own Godliness. He allowed Himself to be crucified for our sakes. It cost Him pain and humiliation. There must be a price paid for our sins, either God will pay or the sinner. It is mercy to receive God's payment. It is just to pay for your own sins. It corrupt for God to over look the sin.
No matter who you are it will always cost you something to forgive.
In your scenario Chad the sandcastle may be rebuilt but the wrong done to you and the work you have done is still there. If you are going to truly forgive you acknowledge the wrong but you seek the relationship over your own personal rights for retaliation.
God does not work in the way you imagine Him to work. He put aside all His power and made Himself weak. He lived his life dependent on the Holy Spirit not His own Godliness. He allowed Himself to be crucified for our sakes. It cost Him pain and humiliation. There must be a price paid for our sins, either God will pay or the sinner. It is mercy to receive God's payment. It is just to pay for your own sins. It corrupt for God to over look the sin.
No matter who you are it will always cost you something to forgive.
