A good friend of mine yesterday told me that I see people with rose-colored glasses. I've heard the term before, but didn't know exactly what it meant. When she explained it to me, I thought, wow, really?
I can be emotional and hurt in moments, but my love for people often takes away all the pain very quickly. I'm angry for an hour at most and then, nothing. It's really strange. I can't hold onto anything. Regardless of what's been done to me or how badly it may have hurt, I forgive.
It drives people crazy!
But really, I believed in the whole idea of WWJD. I want so much to be Christ-like that I try my hardest to not let stupid little things get to me. Even when people purposely hurt me, I turn the other cheek and try to understand why they did what they did. When people take from me, I give it to them. I try hard not to become a victim because I've been a victim my whole life. You can't take what you don't give willingly and I believe God honors that and gives you more than what you lost back.
I just love people and I believe God put me here on earth to minister to everyone I come in contact with. I believe in love and give my heart freely. Isn't that how we're supposed to live? What is the point in holding grudges against people? Seriously! It DOES NOT MATTER!
I also know that I make mistakes. I have hurt people, but never on purpose. I don't always think things through. And when I do something that hurts or offends another person, I want nothing more than to make it right with that person and I hope they can forgive me.
So how can I want someone to forgive me for my trespasses, but refuse to forgive someone else? It just doesn't work! The law of God is if you judge another person, you will be judged! If you do not forgive another person, you will not be forgiven by God! Why would I want to bring that kind of judgment into my life???? I don't!!!
God told us to love our enemies. He told us to die to self and let Him take over. Decrease ourselves so that He can increase. Isn't that the way you want to live?
Still, I know we're human and our emotions can get the best of us. But there's nothing wrong with me seeing people in the best possible light and loving them with everything I got.
I can be emotional and hurt in moments, but my love for people often takes away all the pain very quickly. I'm angry for an hour at most and then, nothing. It's really strange. I can't hold onto anything. Regardless of what's been done to me or how badly it may have hurt, I forgive.
It drives people crazy!
But really, I believed in the whole idea of WWJD. I want so much to be Christ-like that I try my hardest to not let stupid little things get to me. Even when people purposely hurt me, I turn the other cheek and try to understand why they did what they did. When people take from me, I give it to them. I try hard not to become a victim because I've been a victim my whole life. You can't take what you don't give willingly and I believe God honors that and gives you more than what you lost back.
I just love people and I believe God put me here on earth to minister to everyone I come in contact with. I believe in love and give my heart freely. Isn't that how we're supposed to live? What is the point in holding grudges against people? Seriously! It DOES NOT MATTER!
I also know that I make mistakes. I have hurt people, but never on purpose. I don't always think things through. And when I do something that hurts or offends another person, I want nothing more than to make it right with that person and I hope they can forgive me.
So how can I want someone to forgive me for my trespasses, but refuse to forgive someone else? It just doesn't work! The law of God is if you judge another person, you will be judged! If you do not forgive another person, you will not be forgiven by God! Why would I want to bring that kind of judgment into my life???? I don't!!!
God told us to love our enemies. He told us to die to self and let Him take over. Decrease ourselves so that He can increase. Isn't that the way you want to live?
Still, I know we're human and our emotions can get the best of us. But there's nothing wrong with me seeing people in the best possible light and loving them with everything I got.
