Read Ephesians 4-6
Ephesians 4:32 says, "And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you." Children are naturally tenderhearted and forgiving. We teach them to be kind to others and they readily take it up.
But as we get older life happens to us and we toughen up in order to endure. Our survival depends on our strength and we can begin to see everyone else as our potential enemy, especially those who hurt us.
But God wants us to relearn those childlike lessons and stay tenderhearted. We have to choose to forgive others and keep on forgiving. We have to be vigilantly kind or we can risk becoming bitter. The Lord knows we won’t be happy if we don’t practice kindly tenderhearted forgiveness.
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