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It is due to the fallen nature of men
to get hurt so easily. We are so much inclined with our emotions that once we were
aggravated, insulted, offended intentionally or unintentionally, we tend to
strike back for revenge.
That’s why
our English Dictionary contains a lot of hateful words, like abomination, anger,
animosity, bitterness, condemnation, hatred, resentment, repugnant, spiteful, etc.
I remember a quote from The Fault in our Stars
“That’s the thing about pain. It demands to be felt”. Although it is
talking about the pain of cancer in that movie, it can be mistakenly interrelated
to hate. There's also the infamous saying “an eye to an eye, a tooth for a tooth”.
To
cause pain is not the way to get even to a person that wronged you. Forgiveness
is.
Sounds
hard isn’t it? Yes. But you know that if you are not in good terms to someone,
if you hate someone so much; it is as if your chest is about to explode, you
can’t breathe, it is suffocating, you can’t think straight. Everything is
not working properly like it should be and the more heated exchanges you
have, the angrier you become. Resentment is a poison. It will just consume you.
Learn to forgive instead. Let Jesus Christ be our own model of forgiveness.
He has all the right to strike back when he was accused falsely, when he was
mocked, insulted, and even crucified to the cross when He is innocent. But what
Jesus did instead in Luke 23:33-34 (NIV) "When they came to a place called the Skull, there they crucified
him, along with the criminals – one on his right, the other on his left, Jesus
said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” He asked the Lord for the forgiveness of His
transgressors.
Forgiveness
is the most effective way of freeing oneself from the burden. Colossians
3:13 (NIV) says, “Bear with each other and forgive one another. If any of you has a
grievance against someone, forgive as the Lord forgave you.”
God is forgiving and merciful. He
commanded us to love one another. Draw your strength from Him. Be humble enough
to initiate the forgiveness of others with their trespasses. Make amends. Don’t
be under the snares of hate. You will be surprised that once you do it, the
burden has been uplifted and it brings peace in your life.
Jessie Dericto, 28 years old is a Freelance Writer, Blogger,
Virtual Assistant and a nursing mom. She is also into news and trends, fashion, photography,
painting, and sketching. She loves sensible talks, long walks and activities
that will enrich both the mind and soul.
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