Forgiveness - do you have this quality?

Good morning everyone!!Another great day to be alive in the Lord Jesus Christ! God is good all the time, all the time God is good!!!!

How many times do we say something, react to a stimulus, or just internalize something that when we look back wish we had done differently?

How many times do we say something or react that hurts someone and changes their response? This change in response may not be a positive response, yet we should be held accountable.

As humans we many times take pride in the fact that we say "well, I just tell them the way I fell, I don't hold back." Two things come to mind, (1) make sure your brain is loaded before you shoot off your mouth; and (2) paraphrasing Abe Lincoln, it is better to be thought a fool than open your mouth and remove all doubt.

Ephesians 4:32 "Instead,be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you."

This is Christ's law of forgiveness as taught in the Gospels and the Lord's Prayer. God forgives us, not because we forgive others,but solely because of his great mercy. As we come to understand his mercy, however, we will want to be like him.

Having received forgiveness, we will pass it on to others. Those who are unwilling to forgive have not become one with Christ, who was willing to forgive even those who crucified. (Luke 23:24)

Pray for Brad, he will be having back surgery today. Love you all.

In Christ's Love and Grace
Johnny