Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. Colossians 3:13 NIV
I don't have much in the way of forbearance to give these days. I've been stretched to the end of my proverbial rope and I feel very sorry for anyone who crosses me at the moment. Why? Because I'm human and not perfect and experience human emotions. I think sometimes I experience them more deeply because I truly care about others. But we've been put under a lot of stress lately and little things set me off. I'm sure in time I'll return to normal.
But just because I may feel this way in the moment, it does not negate my obligation to others to treat them in a way that they see Jesus through me. They need to know that no matter how I feel, God's love for me doesn't change and my relationship with him remains constant.
Which means that God is always working through me, even when I'm being very human.
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