Forgive one another. Let the past be the past and love one another. Division is not of God, it is of the evil one. When we allow our flesh to control our relationships and feed into anger, resentment, and holding grudges we fail at our witnessing for God. People hold believers in a higher standard. Fact. They watch to see you stumble so they can hold on to their lives instead of following God. When we are caught up in these troubles, it does not exemplify God in any way. God is love. God is mercy. God is forgiving. We must be like God, right? Then where does the confusion lie? When our emotions get involved and God is not about feelings. That is your tell. I know it is hard when you just want to stay mad or you are uncomfortable with confrontations but when you look at it from the perspective that God chose you to lead others to Him and wants you to display His way than none of us have a choice. Think of it this way...let's say you are having a spat with someone at work and you are choosing to ignore the other or choosing to stay away from the very "topic" that caused the rift, than you are not bearing a good witness to others that may not be a believer. And if they know you are a child of God, than you better believe they are watching every minute to see how you handle yourself during this difficult time. That is the trap of satan. He wants you to fail at this mission. He wants division, discord and conflict. Being a Christian is not about being comfortable as a matter of fact God will put you in a very uncomfortable position to test you for a wonderful testimony. Bear good fruit where ever you are. " Blessed are the peacemakers".
Matthew 5:9
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