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Ephesians 4:32  NLT  

And be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving one another, just as God also forgave you in Christ.


How we respond to people does make a difference.  It makes a big difference.


Some situations require us to be stern and strong.  Other situations demand humility and quiet.  Every situation requires a response of some kind, and that is why I ask us to think through we respond to people going through so many different situations.


Be kind.  That is the first.  Being kind is one of the things that costs us nothing, and kindness can open hearts and doors and so much more.


Be compassionate.  This is one of those Philippians 2:3-4 where we look out for others and not just ourselves.  Jesus chose to have compassion on the people He dealt with.


Be forgiving.  What might be the hardest thing to do might just be the most important.  We have been forgive, as the verse above says.  We should extend forgiveness to those in need.


Those three simple choices, acts and responses make life for us an others great.  Lets be people who choose to be kind to each other.  Lets see people and respond to them with deep compassion seeking to understand and to serve.  Lets be people who choose to forgive.


How we respond to people and situations will show others our faith is in God.


1 Peter 3:8-9  NLT  

Finally, all of you be like-minded and sympathetic, love one another, and be compassionate and humble, 9 not paying back evil for evil or insult for insult but, on the contrary, giving a blessing, since you were called for this, so that you may inherit a blessing. 


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