Us teenagers encounter mean people all the time. All people do. Maybe you're encountering mean people at school, or at home, or at work or some other place. We have all experienced being hurt by others. There is nobody on this planet that has not been hurt in any way. I'm also sorry to say that you will be hurt again many times in the future.
"We are desperately hurt by people who really really really wanted to love you but they just didn't know how to."
When somebody is mean to us or hurt us we have a choice: we can act in forgiveness and walk away or we can act out of judgement and insecurity. When we react badly to the hurt we completely forget that the very things we're upset someone did to us, are the very things we do to others. Because you see hurt people hurt people.
Matt. 14:6: For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you
I'm not saying that it is okay that people hurt you. Forgiveness does not mean that you approve of what has been done to you. Hurting people is wrong no matter what. What I'm trying to say is that super confident popular girl that insulted you in the hall this morning might be hurting on the inside or very insecure. Ever thought about that? And if you don't forgive an bear a grudge you actually just hurt yourself more. You don't need to walk around with wounds feeling hurt and angry, you can lay all that on the cross.
Leviticus 19:18: Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against anyone among your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.
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Hope your feeling better xx
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