God so desperately wants people to get the message of His love, that He packages it in visible ways. In His created world, in the written Scriptures, most of all in His son Jesus, and finally in us when we demonstrate the genuine characteristics of the Family."All this [newness of life] comes from the God who settled the relationship between us and him, and then called us to settle our relationships with each other. God put the world square with himself through the Messiah, giving the world a fresh start by offering forgiveness of sins. God has given us the task of telling everyone what he is doing. We're Christ's representatives. God uses us to persuade men and women to drop their differences and enter into God's work of making things right between them. We're speaking for Christ himself now: Become friends with God; he's already a friend with you." (II Corinthians 5:18-20)
►The best way to win people to God's love is to love them yourself.
►The best way to convince people that God accepts them is for you to accept them.
►The best way to assure people that God cares for them is for you to care.
►The best way to persuade people that God will forgive them is for them to experience your forgiveness.
What is your attitude toward someone who has offended you?
"Heal my wound," or
"Be reconciled to God.""Make good the loss I've suffered," or
"Make things right with God."
"I give up," or
"There is great, good hope for you."
"There is great, good hope for you."
"Mercy for me but justice for you," or
"Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ."
MaryMartha
Art from http://www.sxc.hu/
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