So why is it that everyone has this tiny issue with this thing called forgiveness??? Like when that guy'll say something or that girl will make a snide comment we get mad. Sure the getting angry part is natural, but what we do in our moment of anger is what gets us in trouble. We decide to feel it necessary to retaliate & get the last word in. And this is pretty much the same for everyone. It really is bad cuz, we're supposed to be held to a higher standard as Christians, because everything that Christ stands for is the most difficult to proclaim & encourage others to do in a world that makes it so very hard to do & live by ourselves. It is so hard to encourage & urge others to do, when we struggle with the very same things! It's like telling your sister that she is weird for watching Tellatubbies, when you watch the Wiggles!! This is called hypocrisy.
As Christians, all of our thoughts, actions, words, and so much more should be all for the glory & edification of Christ & His kingdom.
I Timothy 4:12 tells us that as Christians, we should "...Set the example for the believers in speech, life, love, faith & purity." So basically, in everything we do, it reflects on our Master. We, as representatives, tell what kind of God we serve. If we represent Christ in a manner that suggests that He is like how we treat others, then what will other people think??? Our object is to bring others to Christ, so if they see us acting the opposite of Christ, what does that say about us?? More importantly, what does that say about Christ???
I am not the best person to be writing about this, because I mess up in this area too many times in a day, but my hope & prayer is that I will become a better representative for Christ. I know that I will never reach the status of "The Perfect Christian", but the Christian walk is never finished or perfected.
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