Forgiveness + Friendship (2F's)

Lets Forgive  (< a link to a video... pls watch ^^)

"when deep injury is done to us, we never recover until we forgive... forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future." - Mary Karen Read

Being a True Friend... it is not always about yourself... It is not whether " What if they don't friend me?" or " What if they are just pretending to be my friend?". Being a true friend is about you being someones friend regardless whether that person treats you as a friend or an enemy. Sometimes, people may only be your friend to use you, and when they find no use in you anymore, they will just throw you a side, betray you and come back to you again when they need you. Always choose to forgive. It may be hard, but it is not impossible. Those people may had never appreciated your kindness, and always take your love for granted, they may even lie about you, causing others to loose trust on you, but still... conitnue to love them, to help them whenever they are in need. 

Remember, when u 'be' their friend, it doesn't mean that automatically they will 'be' your friend. It is not about you, but it is about them. Being a friend is also when you do something nice for people and not always hoping for something back. You may bless that person over 100 times and he/she had never even said a 'thank you' before, but true love comes when you help them because you love them, and not because you want them to love you and to appreciate you. Always choose to loose a game to win a friend. Remember, your career or fame cannot care for you when you are sick, but your friends and family can. Therefore, never loose a friend to win a game. It is not worth it. You may have the money and the fame, but that is just temporary happiness... But winning a friend's heart is long-lasting joy. 

Never resist to be someones friend just because you are afraid that that person doesn't treat you as a friend. Think about this... If Jesus is ever afraid to be betrayed by His disciples and those that He had heal, or maybe afraid that noone will appreciate what He does for them, or maybe people will put the blame on Him and lie about Him although He is always doing the right thing and helping people... Will He choose to die on the cross for us? If Jesus ever think like that, we will still be a dreadful sinner... We won't be able to connect with God easily today. But NO... Although Jesus knows that His disciples will deny him, that everyone will betray Him, say lies about Him, curse Him and persecute Him, use His grace for granted and never appreciate Him,  HE STILL CHOSE TO FORGIVE US, and died on the cross for us, so that we can be holy once again. Imagine the pain Jesus was experiencing on the cross... not just physically, but all those betrays and unloyalty by His love ones... Is your cut deeper than His? However, He forgive us and love us. He is our true friend, a good example of what being someone's true friend could be like. And now, it is our turn to forgive others who had hurt us, to love them always and give our best to them. Hope to be a friend, and not always hoping for people to be your friend. Love others first. Take the first step, just as how Jesus had take His first step to love us first, forgive us, and died on the cross for us, before knocking on the door of our hearts for us to believe in Him. Let us learn how to forgive, and also to be a true friend. If you think that you are not loved, You are WRONG. Jesus loves you... That's why, he died on the cross for you. He is 'being' your friend, not because of what you've done and what you have not done, not because of you believing in Him or you 'being' His friend... but it is because of His great love for you. =)

Love Germ  

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