What does ti mean to really love your enemies? Many times we say something like, "I can love them, but that doesn't mean I have to like them." Come on. Did Jesus love us that way? Did Jesus say, "I love you, but that doesn't mean I have to like you." Then, how are we to love our enemies? Jesus said we should love one another the way Christ loves the church, which means we should be willing to die for one another. Ummm...can you imagine going to the person that you have so many problems with and that treats you like crap no matter how nice you are to them and telling them that you are going to die so that they may live?
Okay, you may be saying, I get it. But it's not practical. I don't see how I can end up doing this without being a hypocrite or without being plastic. So here's an interesting thing - pray for them. I know, it's so easy to say and so easy to do. Is it?
I always hear people complaining about authorities - the government, the admin of their company, etc. Why is it that we don't pray for them? And I mean seriously pray that God will protect them and let them experience Him in their lives? Why do we not pray for other churches and ministries? Why do we feel that we're the only ones that we should pray for?
I don't know. It's something to challenge yourself with. Can you approach God's thrown and pray for the peopel who have hurt you and genuinely want them to grow closer to God and be blessed by knowing Him more? Can you let go of that bitterness and judgment and say that God has a plan for their lives too?
There are so many times people tell me it is hopeless - the economy is hopless, we might as well move to canada. But why does it have to be so? Why is the solution always running? WHy is it not standing up in the face of hardship and say that God is going to get you through this? We must stand strong, pray for the country God has put us in. We have to pray for the people. We have to look past finanical hardship and realize that there's a much more dire problem to be concerned about. We must be concerned that peopel are going to hell every day and that there are a great many Christians who don't care. We have to ignite a fire in ourselves and in others so that we all become true disciples of Christ.
Anyway, there are just some thoughts. I'm teaching a class tomorrow and it's going to be awesome. It's about relationships, and it really made me think about how we relate to others, and that's where this blog came from.
Don't ever ever get satisfied with yoru life in God - always strive to know Him more to grow closer to Him, to spend every moment with Him. Make Him be the number one in your life.
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