Children have an uncanny ability to forgive others. They often forget the wrongs that are done to them. Perhaps we need to be that same way. When someone repents and ask for forgiveness forgive them. We cannot hold things over each other’s heads. We ought to forgive as much and often as God has forgiven us. The parable of the unforgiving servant lets us know that the king had forgiven his servant 164,383 years worth of daily wages. He would have never been able to pay that back. It is an infinite number of debt with an infinite amount of forgiveness. That is the level or rate we should forgive others. Remember we pray to be forgiven as we forgive others. (Matt. 6:12)
Think on what is lovely. Let God direct your mind to what is truly lovely in this world. At the very least that tree, flower, and blade of grass that He made and you saw today is lovely. Let Him influence your thoughts every day until you think on what God considers lovely. Then dwell on those things. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom. (Col. 3:16) There will be an overflow of lovely thoughts pour from your mind. Think about how encouraging to others that would be. Think lovely thoughts.
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