Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.
Ephesians 4:29-32 ESV
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Why is this so hard to live sometimes? Well if I'm truthful, it's difficult almost all the time. So often I want to speak my mind when someone ticks me off. It's easy hold on to bitterness, stew in anger and speak slander against the one who has bothered my idea of peace.
But God intended a life at a much higher standard than what my human nature has fallen in line with. It's only by the power of His Holy Spirit that I can truly speak graciously to others. It's only in my understanding of God's goodness and mercy towards me that can I extend the same to others. Forgiveness can be granted regardless of what another person has done to me when I understand the power of the cross of Christ.
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Lord, by the power of Your Holy Spirit, please grant me a tenderheart and a gracious tongue that I may truly love others the way you have called me to. In Jesus name, amen.
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