In the End

 The Bible instructs us to love God with all our heart, mind, soul, strength and love your neighbor as ourselves.

It's hard to love other people when they cuss at you, or flip you off on the highway, or cut in front of you in the grocery store, or...the list goes on.

 Instances where this is particularly difficult are customer service positions, when you're just doing your job and the customer is being unreasonable. Have to wonder why there aren't classes on how to be a good customer, instead of the poor clerk being ragged on , and underpaid, about something they have no control over.

And then employers wonder why their turnover is high?

Love your neighbor as yourself. Difficult in today's out for myself society. Impossible? Some days. Other days, just release them to God. It'll keep you from being upset with them and in the end, isn't it better to keep yourself positive and happy?

Forgiving

Foregiveness. One of the hardest things to do in a culture who teaches to blame others, hold a grudge, get revenge...

Yet it is necessary for the cleansing of our soul and allow us to move past the hurt to whatever good thing God has in store for us.

It isn't an easy process. Yet we can't allow the hurt and pain to fester. We certainly can't allow it to leave a destructive scar from which we never recover. Such things cloud our mind and affect the way we view the world, and most importantly, other people.

Yes, we are wronged. Forgiving the other person is NOT saying, what they did was right. It is releasing our pain and hurt and moving on with our lives.

So, whatever pain, hurt or bad thing has happened, know that is is possible to forgive, heal and move on with God's plan for your life. It won't be easy. It won't happen overnight. In the end, it will be the best thing you can do for yourself.

Remember, God forgives your sins and then forgets them after you tell him you're sorry.

We can do no less for others who do the same to us.