Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. (Col 3:13 KJV)
Now, that is a tall order! All we can do is remember that Christ forgave us and forgives us for turning out back on him even though he died for us. All we can do is remember that and try to live, love, and forgive as he did.
We sometimes also need to discern if it is actually the other person that needs forgiveness or if it was us who sinned against others. Our perceptions of what others have done to us can be skewed. Our own egos can very easily con us into thinking that we are the ones who have been offended when in reality we offended others by putting our desires before theirs.
We are humans. We are not perfect. We are not God. But, because He loves us so much, we aim towards loving forgiving others as He loves and forgives us.
God's Peace - Pr. J
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