Charity Thinketh No Evil

Somebody hurt you. Maybe they cut you off in traffic. Maybe they left you off the invite. They may have snapped at you in the hallway. And the flesh does what the flesh does — it builds a case.

Scripture calls this "thinking evil." First Corinthians 13:5 says charity "thinketh no evil." Not feels no evil. Thinks. Love makes a decision before the heart even weighs in.

Most offenses aren't wars. Most are simply misunderstandings that we treat like it was a betrayal. The man who didn't wave back may be grieving something you don't know about. The friend who went quiet may be overwhelmed, not distant. The colleague who missed the deadline may be carrying a load nobody asked him to carry alone.

You weren't put on this earth to keep score. You were put here to glorify God — and God is not glorified by a Christian who nurses a grudge over a guess.

1 Corinthians 13:7 says charity "beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things." Any fool can assume the worst. It takes the Spirit of God to assume the best and stay there.

So before you write the story where you're the victim and they're the villain, ask the Lord for clarity instead of building a case for grievance. Go to them. Ask a question instead of drawing a conclusion.

Suspicion feels like discernment. Most times it's just pride.

Walk in love. Let the Lord sort out the rest.

Pastor Fortunato
Founding Pastor & Preacher of the Word
Pilgrim Baptist Church — Cookeville, Tennessee

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