Don't Forget to Forgive

I was talking to someone last night and they asked, "How could you forgive me so quick after i did that to you?" Honestly, i didn't have a clue what to say. We just talked about forgiveness in youth group. So it struck me. God sent his only Son to die for our forgiveness. God forgave us before we even committed our sins. That's fast. So i told her God forgives us of our sins which are worse than what you've done to me so why not? And why would i hold a grudge against someone for something small when God forgives us no matter how big the sin. It says we should forgive a person 77x7 times in the bible. Pretty much it is saying forgive them as many times as they do you wrong. It also says that if you cannot forgive people then He will not forgive you. And i know i need to be forgiven so i'm going to forgive. So don't hold grudges and don't forget to forgive because it could cost you a mansion.