Showing mercy is a tell tale sign that I’m practicing what I believe. It seemed to be far easier to practice mercy in the classroom or in the community than it is with some relatives or angry church goers. Working with students each day, it is easy to figure out who might need more mercy than others. Each day is an opportunity to start fresh with individual students, showing repetitive mercy and forgiveness. But some adults require a strong reliance on the Holy Spirit to start anew. Rehearsing Jesus’s words could be the antidote to repeating past offenses in my mind.
“The truth is that we are not good people who make mistakes; we are sinful people in need of mercy. Because it requires humility to accept what our hearts are truly like, those same hearts will tend to prefer to be deceived by preachers of self-esteem and self-confidence rather than listen to prophets such as Jeremiah.” - Alistair Begg, Truth for Life - Volume 1: 365 Daily Devotions
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