“…bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.” – Colossians 3:13
Grudges, complaining, gossiping, being a negative nancy, we’ve all been there and it seems like we know best how to get all stirred up over someone else. As we go about our day, let us remember that the Lord has forgiven us and because of the Cross, we are free.
When our lives are led by Christ and not from ourselves, the perspective changes on how we see people. If someone has “wronged us”, instead of immediately attacking or planning how to get back at that person, we see it as an opportunity to show the love of Christ when it is undeserving.
Who can you bear with today and forgive because the Lord has first forgiven you?
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31 Days of Serving
Day 1 – Prefer
Day 2 – Devoted
Day 3 – Same Mind To
Day 4 – Build Up
Day 5 – Accept
Day 6 – Admonish
Day 7 – Sue ‘Not’
Day 8 – Care For
Day 9 – Envy ‘Not’
Day 10 – Truthful To
Day 11 – Kind To
Day 12 – Subject To
Day 13 – Regard
Day 14 – Lie ‘Not’ To
Day 15 – Bear With
Day 16 – Teach
Day 17 – Love
Day 18 – Comfort
Day 19 – Encourage
Day 20 – Peace With
Day 21 – Seek Good For
Day 22 – Pray For
Day 23 – Stimulate
Day 24 – Speak ‘Not’ Against
Day 25 – Complain ‘Not’
Day 26 – Confess
Day 27 – Hospitable To
Day 28 – Serve
Day 29 – Humble Toward
Day 30 – Greet
Day 31 – Fellowship With
