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The Gifts of Pain
Nobody wants to experience pain in life. Most of us want to protect our hearts from it. But even though it’s not easy to deal with it, there are beautiful gifts behind every wound. 1. Pain will teach us important lessons in life. Sometimes, we need to experience it so that our eyes will be opened to the things we ignore. Perhaps God had already given us warnings all along the way, but then we chose to follow our own understanding. That’s why, we end up hurting. At some point, we need to humbly receive the consequences of our decisions so that we will learn. 2. Pain will keep us…
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You’ll never know what other People Truly Feel
Nobody really knows what you truly feel inside except God. And the same goes for the people around you, even if you think you know what they are going through, but you are not wearing their shoes. You never experienced the exact pain that they are trying to deal with because you didn’t see everything that’s going on in their lives. This is the reason why you shouldn’t judge other people. Instead of telling them to immediately get up and move on, try your best to listen to them first. Be patient because we also have different ways of dealing with our pain. Some can easily recover, but others need…
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Compassion Starts When You Put Yourself In Other People’s Shoes
You will never really understand the actions of others not unless you put yourself in their shoes. Sometimes, when we are too focused on our lives, we fail to be compassionate with those people who are struggling and need some help. What we see are the things that they did wrong and not their brokenness and hardships. We fail to consider their situation because we focus on their mistakes and not on the stories behind their actions. This is the reason why we need to learn how to be compassionate and stop judging others. If we only put ourselves in their shoes, we will realize that what they are going…
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Filled With So Much Compassion
He sees not your mistakesNor your sinsHe sees not your bad moodsNor your selfishness God sees the thingsThat other can’t seeHe looks at your heartAnd your deepest desires He was so filledWith so much compassionHe sees you as His childHis precious treasure He knows all your painAnd the wounds you have insideHe wants to fill you with His loveSo come and open your heart
