Forgiving the people who hurt you is also a very important aspect to help build self-esteem.
People
can be so cruel and evil sometimes. This world would be a much easier
place to live in if it wasn't for other people. They are usually if not
always, the source of our sufferings and of our low self-esteem. So how
should we think about others and how can we learn to tolerate them.
First
we must realize that nobody is perfect, that we live in a world full of
sinners. And that includes you. The Bible says that if your able to
control your tongue or the words that come out of your mouth you're
perfect.
Obviously nobody's perfect since we are continually
hurting and belittling each other with our words. That old saying,
sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me is not
true. The truth is words hurt, and sometimes more than actions. If the
person you love tells you I don't love you, this can hurt 100 times more
than a slap on the face.
People are sinners. They will never be
perfect, at least not in this world or this lifetime. Which is why Jesus
had to died for us, there really is no way humanity can save itself. We
are prone and driven to do bad even though there is some good in us.
For example all the knowledge and wisdom in the world and we are using
it to build mass weapons of destruction and we are little by little
destroying the world.
But oddly enough God still loves us, we see
that love in Jesus Christ. Why? One because he created us and two
because he sees us as children. If you have a good heart and you see a
child doing something wrong, your desire would be to help that child
since your intellect is much higher than his. The Bible says that men's
highest thoughts will not reach God's lowest thoughts.
So God
made himself man, through the person of Jesus Christ, and in this cruel
world He also suffered. People mocked him and treated Him badly. What
was His response? Forgive them Father, for they don't know what they are
doing.
Like if a child insulted a neighbor and the parents came
out saying, please forgive him, he's just a child he doesn't know what
He's doing. That was Jesus' response to the evil of the world.
We
must also see people through God's eyes, when they hurt us, we must
find it in our hearts to forgive them. We must remember that their
actions were the result of something that happened to them in their
past.
Obviously evil doings have their consequences, but it's not
up to us to judge people, let God deal with them. We must love, be
merciful and forgive, that's our part.
Love God, Love Yourself, Love Others.
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