Forgiveness

This journey on the earth so far has taught me that I still have so much to learn.  As I read the news, facebook, and just other random things I realize that God thinking is so different from the thinking of this world.  God operates in forgiveness and we, well we fail miserably at it most of the time.  God isn't offended to the point of rage by the careless little things we say.  He doesn't keep a checklist of our mistakes and write us off when we make one too many mistakes.  He doesn't walk away when we aren't listening.  He doesn't even see our failures the same way we do.  As a matter of fact, when we fail it's an opportunity for Him to step in and really mold us to be what He desires us to be.  We face challenges in our lives with fear and He sees the challenge as a chance to love us through it.  We make mistakes, He bails us out, and sometimes we just keep making that same mistake over and over again.  He never leaves us in it.  Even though we may suffer the consequences of our mistakes - He is right there with us in the midst of those consequences.  If we are lost, he seeks us continuously.  He doesn't ever give up, EVER.  Even when we are too blind to see and unwilling to listen - He is there, patiently waiting.  He doesn't make us come to Him, He comes to us.  Wouldn't the world be such a different place if we ruled the world with God thinking, instead of our thinking...