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Matthew 18:21-22 NLT
Then Peter came to him and asked, \u201cLord, how often should I forgive someone who sins against me? Seven times?\u201d \u201cNo, not seven times,\u201d Jesus replied, \u201cbut seventy times seven!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

So I’m in the grocery store this morning, and I go up to the meat counter looking for a cut of meat that I prepare on Sundays that I eat throughout the week for my lunches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I do something that I do not usually do, but today, I went up to the counter and asked one of the meat cutters if they had any of this cut of meat coming out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He informed me that there was plenty of it on the shelf, but there was not, and I informed him of that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

By the way, he was talking with me; I felt like I was bothering him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He told me that he would get some and put it out. I thought that would be great; I said to him no hurry; I had other things to get so I would double back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I continued to get the other things I needed and made my way back to the meat counter. I saw him again at the bench, so I figured he had put the meat I was looking for out, and I went to the area where it would have been and… nothing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So I decided on another choice and continued, but my heart wasn’t right. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I felt slighted. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was thinking of the note that I would write to the store about the experience that I had. Would I make it public, or would I just send it privately?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You may be thinking, “Come on, John! This is something that isn’t that big of a deal, right?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I only bring this up because if you know me, you know I spend a lot of time in God’s Word. I read and study the Word of God every day for an hour to two hours a day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please understand, I do not say this to pat myself on the back, I say this because, despite the time I spend in God’s Word, my mind went to such a petty way of thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See, I do the same thing that this guy did to me to other people. When I am locked into wanting to complete what I am doing, I couldn’t be bothered by what someone needs from me when they ask for my help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But here I am expecting this very thing from this guy behind the meat counter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Oh Lord, You are so good, so ready to forgive, so full of unfailing love for ALL who ask for your help.” Psalm 86:5<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

This verse, which I decided to memorize a couple of years ago from when my Pastor preached on this verse, has stopped me on multiple occasions and changed my path about this way of thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Back to the store… as I am writing this letter in my mind, this verse explodes again in my mind!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Oh Lord, You are so good, so ready to forgive…”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you were watching me as I was walking out of the store, you would have seen my head drop and tears in my eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here I am expecting something from someone else that I don’t even live out in my own life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As I was continuing to my car, I was asking God to forgive me for this way of thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ephesians 6:12 NLT
For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

God orchestrated this event for me, to remind me of this verse and to change my heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many of these instances do I have in my life? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I feel slighted when I feel like I am not getting my way?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How often do I feel that someone is not living up to my expectations?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Frankly, the people in my life are not here for me, but I am here for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I start to get this right and start using my God-given talents to help point others back to our Savior, Jesus Christ, my life changes, and so do the lives of those around me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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John 15:13 NLT
There is no greater love than to lay down one\u2019s life for one\u2019s friends.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Heavenly Father, Thank You for Your grace and Your forgiveness. I thank You for Jesus Christ and what He did on the cross to take away our sins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I ask You to forgive me for the petty thinking that I exercise and the poor expectations that I put on the world around me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I pray that You work in my heart and that You center my thoughts, attitudes, and actions with Jesus Christ at the center of all of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I thank You for the people You put in my life, and I pray that You open my eyes to what it is that You want me to learn and give me the discernment to take action on the promptings of the Spirit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the name of Jesus Christ, I pray, Amen!! \ud83d\ude4f\u2764\ufe0f<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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