Wednesday, June 22, 2022

I don’t like to believe I have any enemies. I’m a pretty laid back dude. The last thing I’m doing is going out in the world looking for fights. 

So what I choose to focus on and practice from this Bible verse is the last part about praying for those who mistreat and persecute you. 

Unfortunately we live in a world where no matter how beautiful you are as a person, someone will persecute or mistreat you at some point along the way. Maybe even someone very close to you. 

You may be the most innocent person God has ever created undeserving of any sort of condemnation. But that won’t stop people who are not in good places emotionally or spiritually. They will project their hurt onto you and maybe for no other reason than you are the only one around. 

You have the power deep within you to choose whether to strike back at that individual in a harmful and resentful way or just pray for them, understanding that they’re a flawed individual. 

It’s easy to say but challenging to put into practice. I believe it’s worth working on, though. 

Have a great day and Godspeed!