Grace giver vs selfish gainer

"Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." -Romans 5:7-8

"No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us ....God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him. In this way, love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment, because in this world we are like him. There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love. We love because he first loved us. If anyone says, "I love God," yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen. And he has given us this command: Whoever loves God must also love his brother. -1 John 4


Had a non-medical conversation last night with 2 of my dear housemates (rare indeed!), which served as a wake up call to me, mostly regarding a lot of my own selfish thoughts, that was manifesting in a lot of things I do that could hurt, and has already hurt the people around.
Hmmm...not very nice indeed.

God calls us to be grace givers - and the simple meaning of grace means God's FREE and UNMERITED favour and love. And His grace is not only for me, or just believers, but it is for everyone, including that person you have difficulty loving, the sister in christ that you know is sinning, the one next to you whom you bear a grudge with. Our God, in all His power and majesty, is able to love all of us sinners unconditionally, so how come we as humans find it so hard to just love one another and ask for nothing in return?

Learn, Aiky, learn.

Oh and also...the world doesn't revolve around me. It is not about my feelings or thoughts. What gave me the right to direct my stress at the people around and lash out at them??

Ah...much to learn, much to grow.