It is hard to like a person who is rude and overbearing.

It is even harder to forgive them when they have done you wrong.

But bearing with one another in spite of our faults and idiosyncrasies is vital to our growth and development.

Unfortunately, we are living in a very fast-paced world where everyone cares only for their immediate family and possibly close friends and they have very little patience for acquaintances and strangers.

When we continuously live exclusively for ourselves our hearts will become hardened and it becomes even more difficult to forgive someone who does us wrong.

And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. (Matthew 18:3)

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Have you ever noticed that small children still cling to their parents even after they have been scolded or punished?

This is because their little hearts are soft and pliable so they forgive easily and without hesitation.

We need to ask the Lord to give us hearts of flesh and remove the stony hearts so that we can forgive our brothers and sisters.

It is mandatory that you forgive because God forgave us of our sins and He held nothing against us.

If you do not forgive you make it impossible to receive the forgiveness of God (Matthew 6:14-15).

And be kind one to another, tender hearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgive you. (Ephesians 4:32 NKJV)

Therefore as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering, bearing with one another, if anyone has a complaint against another, even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do. (Colossians 3:12-13 NKJV)

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Beverley has been serving the Lord since she was a child. At an early age, she recognized that God had a special plan for her life, but it was not until in her adulthood that she surrendered her total life to God and accepted the mandate that God placed on her life. The Lord called her into His Kingdom to be an encourager, intercessor, teacher, scribe, priest, and to proclaim the Word of God. Since then, Beverly has established a blog to teach us to become the oil and wine. The oil and wine are purified and mature products, which is the advanced level that the Lord expected of us. In 2017, Beverley published her first book, Harm Not The Oil And Wine. In it, she described her trials and how God helped her to overcome them, and to live more victoriously. The book also exposed the enemy of our souls with detailed information about his past defeats and future extinction. Wright spents most of her time studying the Bible to know the truth of God’s Word. She believes that only God’s truth can expose the deception of the enemy, and uproot and tear down spiritual strongholds. You can learn more about Beverley’s life and testimony on her website becomingtheoilandwine.com. You can also find her on Facebook and Google+ under the name of her blog, and on Twitter as @Theoilandwine. View all posts by Beverley