Ephesians 4:31-32 NIV - Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
What really makes people satisfied with their lives? Amazingly, the secret may lie in a person's ability to handle life's blows without blame or bitterness. These are the conclusions of a study of 173 men who have been followed since they graduated from Harvard University in the early 1940s. The study, reported in the American Journal of Psychiatry, noted that one potent predictor of well-being was the ability to handle emotional crisis maturely.
We are often carrying so much of bitterness and hatred in our lives, that it doesn't help us think straight. These unnecessary baggage only tend to distract us of the real purpose of God in our lives.
Most of us have been hurt by someone in some or the other way. But if we are unable to forgive them, then we haven’t understood the Cross yet. Unless we forgive and let it go, our lives are not going to be the way, God wants. So let's make attempts to forgive and forget.
Stanley Thomas Isac
Stanley is serving as the Pastor of Crossway Church in New Delhi, he can be reached at Stanleytisac@gmail.com
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