Do you believe you can change?

Now, do you believe that the person you hate or who really hurt you has that same power?

(Hopefully, your answers to these question are yes or what I’m trying to do doesn’t really work…teehee.)

We often forget that we all have the power to change.

My father often tells me it’s best to treat every person as if they went home and made amends with God right after hurting you.

Assume they sought forgiveness from God, but maybe just haven’t gotten around to letting you know. Think the best of them even though they did the worst to you.

And that is a hard lesson.

When I was in college, I heard Maya Angelou speak and she said, “anything a human does cannot be foreign to me.” (Or some variation of that.)

She went on to explain that we look at others’ grossly horrible acts as foreign, as if they could never be committed by us. That perspective is deeply submerged in arrogance.

And I’m trying to change my perspective. Change my lenses.

I want to see through the glasses of God’s mercy. When I put on those spectacles, I’m reminded of how much I’ve been forgiven. I’m reminded of how much I didn’t get the punishment and judgment I deserve.

So in view of God’s mercy towards you, give someone a free pass. Take them off your list of offenders. Remind yourself of the mercy that’s been extended to you and give them just a smidgen in kind. Because in the end, they just might’ve changed similarly to the many times you have.

Hope this helps!
Ambini