Tutored In The Basics Of Love

As we get to know the Lord Jesus our self-centered attitude begins to change and with care and compassion we become more aware of what is happening in the lives of others.  We respond to others with kindness even when they are unkind to us because we are familiar with the place they are at. 

I will bless the Lord who counsels me; he gives me wisdom in the night. He tells me what to do.

All of us have had to humble ourselves before God as we learned the error of our ways. We have had to admit that our standards for right living were not God’s standards but those influenced by our old nature.  To follow God’s ways, we have needed to change our way of thinking and doing as we learned to respond well to God and others.  Our new nature needed to be tutored in the basics of love so we could be guided and directed in the ways of God. 

Kindness towards others requires us to be generous with our forgiveness for all insults and injury.  We refuse to hold on to bitterness or act in vindictive ways towards those who have harmed us.  God has forgiven us because Jesus paid the penalty for our sin with His life and therefore, we with thankful hearts are willing to forgive others.