When we realize that it is in the depth of our own lust and anger that God comes for us, we begin to see what compassion, kindness and forgiveness looks like. We begin to understand how much God loves us and cares for us. Then we can begin to treat ourselves with that same compassion and forgiveness. Once we have a grasp on how God treats us, and we begin to treat ourselves that same way, then we can begin to treat others with kindness, compassion and forgiveness.
We can take off the old and put on the new.