"Whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father who is in heaven will also forgive you your transgressions." -Mark 11:25 (NASB)
Middle schoolers are an interesting group of people. As they grow and develop in their pre-teen and early teen years, they experience and learn many new things, including how to deal with conflict. It can cause the adults around to scratch their heads as two individuals go from being "enemies" to "best friends" in the course of an hour while at other times these students can't seem to get over their differences.
Even as adults, we sometimes behave as middle schoolers. We may learn to "hide' our true feelings better than middle school students, but there are times when we find it easy to forgive and times we hold tight to a grudge. Jesus provides us with some advice that applies to every situation. Jesus reminds us that we need to be forgiving people. Jesus knows that, at times, this can be easier said than done. We may struggle to forgive people, especially when they don't seem sorry. As we pray, we need to remember to forgive others, just as God has shown us forgiveness through Jesus. To be forgiven, we need to ask God to strengthen us and help us to forgive!
Make forgiving part of your daily prayer routine!
Prayer:
Dear God-
Thank You for Your willingness to forgive me. Help me to forgive others as You have forgiven me. Through Jesus I pray, amen.
Even as adults, we sometimes behave as middle schoolers. We may learn to "hide' our true feelings better than middle school students, but there are times when we find it easy to forgive and times we hold tight to a grudge. Jesus provides us with some advice that applies to every situation. Jesus reminds us that we need to be forgiving people. Jesus knows that, at times, this can be easier said than done. We may struggle to forgive people, especially when they don't seem sorry. As we pray, we need to remember to forgive others, just as God has shown us forgiveness through Jesus. To be forgiven, we need to ask God to strengthen us and help us to forgive!
Make forgiving part of your daily prayer routine!
Prayer:
Dear God-
Thank You for Your willingness to forgive me. Help me to forgive others as You have forgiven me. Through Jesus I pray, amen.
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