The one example that springs to mind, Tray, is that of David's relationship & encounter with King Saul. To share a couple of references for you to consider: 1 Samuel chapter 24 & 1 Samuel chapter 26; you will need to read them through to fully appreciate the accounts.
In both instances, it was in David's power to take away Saul's life as Saul continually chased after David to kill him. Yet David wouldn't sin by taking the life of God's anointed. So here, we could sense both David's integrity & spirit of forgiveness against one who desired his life; he had both occasion & reason to destroy his enemy, but his sensitivity to the LORD Who sees all & judges the hearts of men, came to the fore. And of course, David often had to flee or remain estranged from the king, for the preservation of his own life & that of his men; so hopefully, one can get a glimpse of exercising wisdom by staying away from those who seek our hurt and yet having a spirit of sadness for their actions & forgiveness for their evil intent.
As well, as one studies the Gospels, it can be soon learned how Jesus continually forgave others, knowing full well what was in their hearts. Sometimes, He confronted them with Divine Truth - other times He departed from them knowing that His Hour hadn't arrived yet.
Hi Tray . I don't believe that we have to be around any one that we don't want to be . If I suspect that some one doesn't like me or that we have very little in common or that they might be a bad influence on me I keep away from them . This doesn't mean that I wish them any harm or have bad feelings towards them . Most of us naturally gravitate towards people that we feel safe and comfortable with . As long as we are not despising people in our hearts or wishing them harm or thinking that we are better than others , we all just get on better with some people rather than others that's all . Forgive , forget and move on .
In both instances, it was in David's power to take away Saul's life as Saul continually chased after David to kill him. Yet David wouldn't sin by taking the life of God's anointed. So here, we could sense both David's integrity & spirit of forgiveness against one who desired his life; he had both occasion & reason to destroy his enemy, but his sensitivity to the LORD Who sees all & judges the hearts of men, came to the fore. And of course, David often had to flee or remain estranged from the king, for the preservation of his own life & that of his men; so hopefully, one can get a glimpse of exercising wisdom by staying away from those who seek our hurt and yet having a spirit of sadness for their actions & forgiveness for their evil intent.
As well, as one studies the Gospels, it can be soon learned how Jesus continually forgave others, knowing full well what was in their hearts. Sometimes, He confronted them with Divine Truth - other times He departed from them knowing that His Hour hadn't arrived yet.
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