We live in a fallen world, and we can be sure that at some point we will meet people who will hurt us, offend us, and sin against us. When people hurt you, do not avenge yourself; leave everything to God. People usually lean towards sin since birth, until and unless they encounter Jesus Christ, …
The Bible tells us that vengeance belongs to the Lord. Life has ups and downs, we go through mountains, valleys, plain land, and deserts, we go through different seasons in life. There are times of good health and times we face sicknesses, times we are happy and times that we grieve. There are storms of …
It is possible to forgive the humanly unforgivable with God’s help. The Bible tells us that what is impossible with man is possible with God. Many times in our journey here on earth we come across many trials and temptations, we come across people who hurt us deeply and some of them even hurt us …
Hate is extreme dislike, extreme displeasure directed from one person to another. A person can hate someone they know or even someone they do not know. It is an inner state of no love for the other person. It can be triggered by the other person’s words or actions, it can be triggered by what …
For you to forgive, you need a tender-hearted forgiving heart. A hard and stubborn heart cannot forgive. A hard heart is a good ground for roots of bitterness and an open doorway for the enemy to come in. Forgiveness is hard because it goes against the carnal nature. The carnal nature wants self-gratification, and part …
Most of the time, a day does not pass by without us getting offended. We are usually on the offense most times; offended because a person said something, offended because of how they said it, offended because of what someone did, offended because of the weather, offended because of how someone treated us, offended because …
The power of forgiveness is God’s gift to us to help us live in a cruel, unfair, and evil world. God tells us we have to forgive those who wrong us. First, it is an act of obedience and our expression of our love for God. But it is also a gift in the sense …
Forgiveness is so important for everyone. Forgiveness sets us free. We forgive others out of obedience to God. Only God settles the score. It sets our souls free. Forgiveness does not mean the other person did not wrong us, it does not justify the actions of the other person. We do it as an act …
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Forgiveness is difficult, really difficult. It is a hard thing to do especially when we are still going through the hurt done. When people hurt us, it is very easy to become angry and bitter. It is easy to go on a blaming cycle where we tell those who hurt us everything they did to …
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Spite refers to intentional actions or words meant to hurt another person. It is a very common vice in the world. Spiteful people tend to hide it or give excuses for their words or actions. Spite can be directed towards an innocent person, or people can also direct it towards a person who has hurt …
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Then Jesus said, Father forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing. And they divided up His garments by casting lots. Luke 23:24. Forgiveness! Such a simple word but a difficult action to execute. Why do we find it difficult to forgive others? Because we cannot do it by our own strength, …
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