Forgiveness

"SO PEACEFUL"

So we are all not perfect and most of us strive to becoming close to perfect, we each have our own flaws, we each have our own preferences,, my preferences are clearly different from yours and we barely even come across people who like exactly what we like, dislike exactly what we dislike and i mean in every aspect. Of course very often we will come across people who like most of the things we like and we're close to being compatible with them and they become our friends. But even in spite of how much we can agree on and how much we can care about each other, there will come a time when we disagree on certain things, usually stirring up arguments, there will come a time when either one sins against the other. Be it people are friends or not, as a result of us being imperfect and failing to accept one another with all our flaws, we tend to act in certain ways that upset others, we take others for granted, we deceive others, we lie to others, we tear apart relationships that were perfect by gossiping etc..and very often we fall victims of such behaviour and very often we fail to forgive.

Defeat bad thoughts by thinking of something better ~ Rick Warren

I found this helpful a lot and decided to share :

Fill your minds with those things that are good and that deserve praise: things that are true, noble, right, pure, lovely, and honorable. Philippians 4:8 (TEV)

The more you think about something, the stronger it takes hold of you, which is why the Bible teaches that we should, "Run from anything that gives you the evil thoughts . . . but stay close to anything that makes you want to do right." (2 Timothy 2:22, LB)

Temptation begins by capturing your attention. What gets your attention arouses your emotions. Then your emotions activate your behavior, and you act on what you felt. The more you focus on "I don't want to do this," the stronger it draws you into its web.

Ignoring a temptation is far more effective than fighting it.