Forgive, Learn, Love, & Laugh

Something has happened very recently in my family that has made my think of these four things; Forgive...Learn...Love...Laugh.  

Forgive- In this life we all mess up, fail, make mistakes, say things we shouldn't, do things we know are wrong, but we are human and we all mess up.  Since we mess up doesn't that mean the people around us mess up as well? I am learning in my life that forgiving is something that needs to be done! As much as I would rather just keep on holding that grudge to that person, what good does that really do? Some of us have an easier time forgiving than others, and that is okay...but we need to work on forgiving.  To the dad who doesn't agree with their child's lifestyle...FORGIVE, to the girlfriend who has lost all hope of trust due to a boy...FORGIVE, to the children that have not had a present mother...FORGIVE!  Sometimes after forgiving it is best to keep the person that wronged you out of your life, forgiving does NOT mean letting that person have the ability to keep wronging you.  Forgive them...then set them free. Although sometimes it is best to send that person on their way, other times it is important to rebuild the relationship. Forgiving someone is not always an easy thing, it is something we must pray about, and learn to forgive.

Learn- Once again...we all make mistakes, but what we do with those mistakes is the important part. If we continue to make the mistakes, then we are not changing our lives, but if we learn from them we can better our lives and lives around us.  When we make a mistake the first thing we need to realize is that it in fact, WAS a mistake.  Once we do that we will be able to learn for it.  In life we learn things everyday, today I learned something about my job that I didn't know yesterday, if we keep learning we will continue to improve our lives.  

Love- The Lord tells us the greatest commandment is to love.  We are to love our enemies, our neighbors, our Lord, ourselves, and just love life. 

Laugh- My mom always told..."Laugh so you don't cry"....laughter is the best medicine you can take!

This life is a beautiful thing when you surround yourself with beautiful people, that bring beauty out in you, don't surround yourself with people who bring you down or crush your spirit!

Until next time...Romans 8:31