The other day, a friend of mine said that she "had a view things to talk to Eve about when we see her"! She was just joking around, but it kind of struck a cord in me. Many people blame Adam and Eve for the situation we are in, and for the sufferings that we endure (i.e. the pain of child birth, etc.) I believe that we need to forgive in order to love.
David asks tough questions, there are many people in this world that it is HARD to love. For example, the teenager in Calgary, the abusive spouse/father, the rude friend or relative, the list is continuous. Satan would love nothing more than to have us hate and/or treat badly those who treat us badly. We are entreated to forgive, so that we can be forgiven (The Lord's Prayer), if we cannot forgive, we cannot love. Once the forgiveness is in place, the love can follow.
We are studying James in our Bible Study Group, and James 3 is all about taming the tongue. James says that if we talk "perfectly" then our whole body will be perfect. Perhaps the trick in some situations would be to talk like we love someone, and eventually we will believe it and act like it. I'm just hypothecating here however.
Jesus gives us forgiveness when we find we have none in us. So does He give us love for our fellowman - whether friend or enemy.
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Sarah Moss
*Prayer Changes Things!*