Is there anyone in your life that you need to let go of and hand over to God? I believe in harmony and peace but I also believe that we are to guard our hearts. Forgiving someone is vital to our spiritual health and mindset but I also believe God does not want us to be any one's doormat. Whether you are ostracized over your faith or life choices or over a disagreement, the Lord wants us to guard our hearts and our words. Have you ever been falsely accused of something or had someone talk about you to someone else and it not being true? What would God instruct us to do? How would He want us to react? How would He handle it? As a believer, we need to pray for all things because the Lord despises discord and distention and He will guide us in the way we should go for these dark things are not of Him. I have had some disagreements with people and for me, I chose peace and forgiveness. Whether it was me asking for forgiveness or me receiving their apology and forgiving them in my heart. However God doesn't expect you to have to keep these people in your life. Some you just know in your heart you want to reconcile AND continue a relationship with and that is the greatest blessing of all. While others are best to be kept at an arm's distance. However we MUST reconcile ourselves with all of them in order to preserve our testimony for God. I have experienced the closer I get to God, the more I depend on Him rather than man. Not everyone is meant to be in your life forever. Some friendships and relationships are meant to last for a day, week, month, year, decade or even longer. Just always pray for the Lord to teach you to love, forgive and to have compassion for everyone that comes in to your life. Amen?!
Galatians 1:10
Matthew 5:9
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