Luke 6:27-28
“But to you who hear I say, love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.”

Following Jesus…means living in a radically different way. He says things that contradict our natural human response. But there are countless true cases of people who forgave others who were guilty of a horrible crime where the person responsible for the crime ended up being transformed by that forgiveness and ended up doing great things. Have you ever heard that refusing to forgive is like drinking poison and hoping it hurts the person who wronged you! Anger and vengeance wrap themselves around you like chains. By forgiving and loving those who hate you…you end up freeing yourself and allowing God’s love to transform the world. It’s really a matter of perspective. Are you living your life as though you are the center of the world…or are you living as though God is at the center?

Suggested song of the day–“I Want to Follow You” on the Listen to Your Heart album.
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Have a blessed day!