As a proper thank-you to God for selecting you for this new life of love, put on the clothes that He purchased for you and so generously placed in your spiritual closet: compassion, kindness, humility, silent confidence, and patience. Not haught, hurtful, and holding grudges; but humble, helpful, and happy to forgive those who have wronged you just as thoroughly as Jesus forgave you. But more important than any other piece of clothing in your entire wardrobe, put on love. It's the key to the entire outfit, bringing out the sparkle in all the other elements. ( Colossians 3: 12-14 )
Marriage is a lifestyle chock full of asking forgiveness and offering forgiveness. It doesn't seem to matter how hard I tryto emulate Jesus, my sin nature finds its way to be surface of my life. Each of us should train for such an Olympic event. Learning to forgive takes hard work and many tears. It takes determination and a whole lot of help from God.
It might seems nearly impossible to forgive your family for some of the things they did to you while you were growing up. But if you make it your goal to forgive them as God has forgiven you, and if you actively pursue loving them the way Christ loves you, then you will not only have set your own heart free, but you will have showcased a little picture of heaven on earth. If you learn to forgive, you will have learned the greatest defense mechanism against divorce.
Forgiving is hard. But often times, it is even more difficult to be forgivable. Most of us complain about how we have been wronged by our families, but we fail to realize that we ourselves have been guilty of hurting them, too.
Marriage is a lifestyle chock full of asking forgiveness and offering forgiveness. It doesn't seem to matter how hard I tryto emulate Jesus, my sin nature finds its way to be surface of my life. Each of us should train for such an Olympic event. Learning to forgive takes hard work and many tears. It takes determination and a whole lot of help from God.
It might seems nearly impossible to forgive your family for some of the things they did to you while you were growing up. But if you make it your goal to forgive them as God has forgiven you, and if you actively pursue loving them the way Christ loves you, then you will not only have set your own heart free, but you will have showcased a little picture of heaven on earth. If you learn to forgive, you will have learned the greatest defense mechanism against divorce.
Forgiving is hard. But often times, it is even more difficult to be forgivable. Most of us complain about how we have been wronged by our families, but we fail to realize that we ourselves have been guilty of hurting them, too.
2 comments:
i agree we must learned to forgive...
Forgiving isn't Forgetting. Its just letting go of the hurt. so forgive more...
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