Life in motion, often times, brings forth unkindness;  unkind People leave notes on cars for parking to close, they throw water in your face for turning out a light, they speak rudely concerning ones appearance, they cut people off, and ‘flip people off,  tell people off, and where to go and where to sit!

ANGER!   One of the seven deadly sins, is alive and well, living within our midst!

To be charitable, to ‘pray’ for he/she that offends is Christ’s way !    The light is missing, and Jesus’ power awakens within the opposing spirit when a believer prays for the offender.   This is Christ’s love in action.

Jesus, when asked, answered to forgive seven times seven times seventy.  Temptation is everywhere!   Anyone and any situation can become a occurrence to  infuse evil!   Evil, that which opposes the will of God…namely to ‘hate thy neighbor!’

To avoid the temptation,  acceptance of the spirit of Christ,  embracing Him and His teachings brings forth peace.   Then a joy fills the heart of the prayerful, for Jesus is pleased.    This is Jesus Christ in motion, within a ‘broken and hurtful’ world!  The world awakens  Through the love and teachings of Jesus infused by His Beloved!

However, this awakening can not occur without devotion to Jesus…forgiveness, love, patience, understanding, peace, joy,mercy, to name a few!   Jesus is so much, one could not name all He encompasses!

Yet,  it is imperative to have knowledge of the ‘seven deadly sins or  the fall of the spirit, will not  be avoided.

The seven deadly sins….Lust, Anger, Gluttony, Covetousness, Pride, Envy, Sloth, are intertwined, in that if one is achieved easily, temptation follows more readily.

Next time someone ‘takes your parking spot’, takes the ‘last sale item on Black Friday,’ ‘tells you off,’ or ‘flips you off,’ think of Jesus.   For Jesus hurts for the hurting; He wants to be their light too.    The power is to think Jesus, and love as Jesus, and to forgive as Jesus.    Not easy, not ever; but truly joyful.   For when you say a prayer, calming within the soul occurs, and the offense is not that bad after all.

Our Lord desires us to pray for our enemy’s and forgive seven times seven times seventy…He desires love, and love starts with me, and I pass it onto you.    May God Bless You!

Book of MATTHEW: Chapter 19 verses 21-35

21)” Then Peter came up and asked him, “Lord, when my brother wrongs me, how often must I forgive him?   Seven times?”   22) “No,” Jesus replied, “not seven times; I say, seventy times seven times.   23)That is why the reign of God may be like a king who decided to settle accounts with his  officials.   24)   When he began his auditing, one was brought in who owed him a huge amount.  25) As he had no way of paying it, his master ordered him to be sold, along with his wife, his children, and all his property, in payment of the debt.   26) At that the official prostrated himself in homage and said, ‘My lord, be patient with me and I will pay you back in full.’   27) Moved with pity, the master let the official go and wrote off the  debt. 28) But when that same official went out he met a fellow servant who owed him a mere fraction of what he himself owed.   He seized him and throttled him.   ‘Pay back what you owe,’ he demanded.   29) His fellow servant dropped to his knees and began to plead with him, ‘Just give me time and I will pay you back in full.’  30) But he would hear none of it.   Instead, he had him put in jail until he paid back what he owed.   31)   When his fellow servants saw what had happened they were badly shaken, and went to their master to report the incident.   32) His master sent for him and said, ‘You worthless wretch!   I canceled your entire debt when you pleaded with me.   33) Should you not have dealt mercifully with your fellow servant, as I dealt with you?’   34)   Then in anger the master handed him over to the torturers until he paid back all that he owed.   35) My heavenly Father will treat you in exactly the same way unless each of you forgives his brother from the heart.”

Book of Matthew: Chapter 5 verses 43-48  “Love Of Enemies”

43) “You have heard the commandment, ‘You shall love your country-man but hate your enemy.’ 44) My command to you is: love your enemies, pray for your persecutors.