BUT and old one (1 John 2:7-11)

Dear friends, I am not writing you a new command 

BUT an old one, 

which you have had since the beginning.

 This old command is the message you have heard. Yet I am writing you a new command; its truth is seen in Him and in you, because the darkness is passing and the true light is already shining. 

Anyone who claims to be in the light 

BUT hates a brother or sister is still in the darkness. 

 Anyone who loves their brother and sister lives in the light,and there is nothing in them to make them stumble.

 BUT anyone who hates a brother or sister is in the darkness and walks around in the darkness. They do not know where they are going, because the darkness has blinded them.

1 John 2:7-11

Do you want to have a great year? Sometimes the best way to do this is to stick with the basics. This verse is pretty clear, if you want to walk without stumbling you need to let go of any hatred you are feeling. Take time today to really ask God to help you forgive and forget. Approach people if that is what it takes to move on for you. You may say I can't forget- well forgetfulness has several stages. To start moving in the right direction stop dwelling on the people who have hurt you even for a moment, then an hour, before you know it you haven't given them your valuable time for a whole day, a week. You have forgotten! Replace the angry feelings with thoughts of God and His love towards you.