Have you ever felt angry and did not want to speak to someone ever again for hurting your feelings? It’s a common scenario: someone says something that’s rude, wrongly accuses you of doing something wrong, or in some other way makes you become reactive or defensive. This can take you to the point where you most certainly don’t want to wish them well. But does harboring dislike, revenge, even hate, do you any favors? Does it really make you feel better in the long run or does it just get you more stressed? It’s definitely important that you acknowledge what you are feeling—all the anger, unfairness, and aversion—and really honor how hurt you are. Repressing your feelings means they’ll most likely just come up again at some point, probably when another situation triggers a similar response. But negative emotions can zap your energy, especially when you hold on to them. And they spread like wildfire, soon affecting your behavior and attitudes towards other people, like a single match that can burn down an entire forest. Jesus said that we are the salt of the earth and the light of the world. Being salt and light is not optional. Jesus did not say you can be...or you have the potential to be...He said YOU ARE! #saltnlight
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