And she shall bring
forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people
from their sins. (Matthew 1:21)
We should be people minded people. You know I have my fair
share of anger issues and irritation with people especially if I was hurt by
them. But how are we supposed to react and how should we handle situations
where we get irritated and angry. The last two months I failed miserably at
this and I got so upset at what happened but reflecting on this I realise that
all my anger and irritation did not change a thing.
You see getting upset and angry is part of our human nature,
but God says that you should forgive (and forget) forty times forty times. Basically,
you should always forgive and let it go. The problem is the hurt and the pain
that we go through we tend to hold on so much that we kind of get addicted to
it. So, we end up in a place where we start to depend on that addiction and instead
of forgiving and moving on, we hold on to this.
Can you imagine Josef who was getting ready to marry Mary
and finding out she is pregnant? What went through his mind and how did he feel?
I would be upset and angry and I would surely not want to marry her, but God intervened,
and the angel told Josef what happened and what he must do. Basically, God
spoke to him and guided him not to make a mistake. You see Josef also had a moment
where he needed to work though his emotions and he needed to forgive even
though Mary was innocent in the process I can guarantee you Josef needed a
moment.
So, when we reflect on faith today and we look at how we
should treat people, we should always have a forgiving attitude regardless of
the sin. I know from my experience that God can carry you through any pain and through
any type of hurt. The problem is that we should be willing to move past it and
forgive it and follow God’s voice, because that voice that tells you, you
cannot forgive is not God.
In the end that little boy that Mary gave birth to became a man
and gave His life for all our sins. Why can we not do the same and forgive
those people in our lives and amend broken relationships and friendships and
turn away from the world’s way and back to God’s way.
Have an awesome day dear friend of Jesus.
Cheers
