Forgive the people that did you wrong. They hurt you once; don’t let them continue to hurt you. They can’t stop your destiny unless you allow them to. You’re not forgiving for their sake; you’re forgiving for your sake.
As human beings we need to assess whether anger has any value - it destroys our peace of mind. Compassion, on the other hand, brings optimism and hope.
RV Brown spoke at @GFCFlorida this morning. He said we have to prepare for the spiritual attacks that are certain to come our way. If we don’t pray and read God’s word we’ll end up being blindsided but if we’re prepared we’ll be able to handle anything Satan brings our way.
Some people consider the practice of love and compassion is only related to religious practice and if they are not interested in religion they neglect these inner values. But love and compassion are qualities that human beings require just to live together.
“If conversion to Christianity makes no improvement in a man's outward actions – if he continues to be just a snobbish or spiteful or envious as he was before – then I think we must suspect that his 'conversion' was largely imaginary.”
#CSLewis