Love

I think Christianity gets over complicated very often. People need things to talk about and they focus on rules and religion, while missing the simple truth.

I was reading 1 John, and the thought that comes through over and over is to love one another.

That's it.

Just how all sin comes from pride, all righteousness comes from love.

I'm not saying loving one another is always easy, but it is what we must do.

"But anyone who hates a brother or sister is still living and walking in darkness." - 1 John 2:11

With that scripture, I challenge you to love those around you, and I also challenge you to forgive.

It's not hard to love people, it's hard to forgive people that hurt you. Those are the people that are hard to love.

God says to let those grudges go.

Forgive those people of what they did to you.

Holding on to grudges and fantasies of revenge only strengthens that person's hold on you and your life. It only makes the hurt worse, and pulls you both farther away.

The scriptures say to put away your hate, to forgive one another, and love one another.

If you continue to hate, you're still walking in darkness.

If you have someone in your life that you need to forgive, that you need to love, I pray that you have the courage to walk in the light and start loving that person.