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BEING HUMAN OR BEING CHRISTIAN...THE CHOICE IS IN OUR HANDS

Sorry seems to be the hardest word???

Father ,please forgive us our sins even though we do not forgive those who sin against us...
Forgiveness is a lot harder than it seems or is made out to be...

Peter came to Jesus and asked" lord,how many times should i forgive my brother when he sins against me ? Up to seven times? Jesus answered " I tell you not seven times ,but seventy times seven...". In the next following verses the Bible says " the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servats . As he began his settlement , a man who owned him ten thousand talents was brought to him. Since he was unable to pay, the master ordered that he and his wife and his children and all that he had b sold to repay the debt. The servant fell on his knees before him,"be patient with me" he begged and i ll pay back everything.'The servants master had pity on him ,cancelled the debtand, let him go. But when the servant went out he found one of his fellow servants who owned him one hundred dinarii..he grabbed him and began to choke him..he begged ..fell on his knees but couldn't be pardoned.. when the news reached the ears of the master ..he called the servant in 'you wicked servant ' he said ' I cancelled all the debts of yours because you begged me to . shouldn't you have had mercy on your servant just as i had on you? in anger his master turned him over to the jailers to be tortured ,until he should pay back all he owed.

We tweens ,teens and young adults have everyday experience of this kind when we get ourselves into quarrels or cold-wars (not necessarily collar-grabbing or catfights) . In our every step we come across people who may not even like us , be mean to us , or just want us to trip as we climb...so, what do we do when we face such negative energies around us???

we have two options one is fun and easy however the other one is tough...either we can give tit for tat treatment as in an eye for an eye , so that the people know what it is like messing with us and prove ourselves to be the king and queen of the jungle or go with the other option...

The other option is far more difficult to be taken and cannot be taken by a mere human as it is what is going to differentiate us from the rest...that is to forgive the people and show them the Love God showed us....(ref.Luke 6:37 and Luke6: 27,28) and let them know Who we have fellowship with!! And if we forgive..it should not only be said but has to be felt and shown . We should pray for them and love then more than we do for our friends and be the "Salt" . So the next time we are planning to give a prayer offering to God lets make sure that there is no brother or sister out there towards whom we have even the slightest of grudge or coldness (ref. Matthew 5:24) . May God bless us all with a life free of jealousy , envy , discord , and contention of the lowest of lowest to highest of highest levels .

Godbless