Matthew 7:12
(MSG) Here is a simple, rule-of-thumb guide
for behavior: Ask yourself what you want people to do for you, then grab the
initiative and do it for them. Add up God's Law and Prophets and this is what
you get.
I can’t do it under my power and strength but
Jesus can do it in me:
Philippians 4:13
(AMP) I have strength for all things in Christ
Who empowers me [I am ready for everything and equal to anything through Him
Who infuses inner strength into me; I am self-sufficient in Christ's
sufficiency].
So at the end of the day when I am going over
my shortcomings with the Lord one question may come to mind, “Do you forgive
those who have despitefully used you or hurt you in anyway?” My answer is yes.
I might not love the way people treat me, I might want to run them over with a
steam roller, but yes, I can – thru Christ – forgive them. I can replace the
bitterness with a real genuine love from my heart.
Luke 10:27
(MSG)
Love the Lord your God
with all your passion and prayer and muscle and intelligence—and love your
neighbor as well as you do yourself.
I love God, there’s no question in my heart
about that. And I want others to have the life of forgiveness I have from God.
So the best thing I can do for others is to forgive them; to love them as I
love myself—I have received the love of God, His forgiveness—so then, I can,
and I do pray for my neighbors continually to receive and enjoy that same
forgiveness from God I enjoy. I can actually bless those who curse me even
after I have cursed them!
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