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by Cecelia Lester
Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving, one another, even as God forgave you.
Ephesians 4:32 (NKJV)
Words of Paul: What is he telling us?
Be kind: We are supposed to treat others as we want to be treated. ( Luke 6:31)
tenderhearted: Sometimes, this is difficult to do. However, the Apostle Peter tells us to be compassionate toward each other, not returning evil for evil or reviling for reviling. ( 1 Peter 3:8-9)
Forgiving: We sometimes need to choose to forgive our Christian brother or sister and even those who aren’t. I admit, there are times this can be difficult. We must learn to forgive. When we forgive another person, we let go of our hurt. When we forgive, the action is for our good.
even as God, through Christ, forgave you: When we forgive another person, we model Christ to them. That other person may remember what we did or how we acted at that time. It may bring them closer to Christ.
As I sit here thinking about how I could come across to those I meet, I realize that my thoughts are not always nice. I had an occasion to tell someone today that I was not happy with their phone tree. It told me a prescription for my husband would be ready this past Monday. Today is Thursday and they still don’t have it. None of their other stores have that item either.
Sometimes, what I want to say to someone would come across as rude, angry and downright mean. I don’t mean to be that way but I get upset that things don’t go according to “clockwork”.
My one comment to her that brought a smile to her face was: “You need to put your phone tree in time out for telling lies.”
Please keep us in your prayers.
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Cecelia Lester has been serious about her writing for over two decades..
She composes Christian essays and posts them to her blog quietspirit-followingmyking.blogspot.com/
She has served in a faith-based organization, Grace In Action by writing two newsletters and searching for possible grants.
In July 2017, she published her first book, 'Times of Trouble Bring Rays of Joy.'
She and her husband of 54 years live in central Indiana. They have one grown son.
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