Christians - do you obey God in this?

Question

Jesus said, "Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who ill-treat you".

Can you give instances of when you did this?

Answer 1

Dear Heir To Christ,

i remember my first real job out of college i worked for this company as an insurance quoter.

My Supervisor was this single divorced mom who went through a bitter divorce, so she was going through a stage of life- where she hated all men. i think also i was a threat to her position, because i got promoted very quickly to the same position she was in- and she had been there for years and i had only been there for a few months- so she felt threatened and had a hard time respecting me because of my age.

She made things very difficult for me, but she knew i was a believer. At work, i would do my best to be a servant. IE: when i went to the break room to grab coffee i would ask her if she wanted coffee or water, or if we had donuts in the breakroom i'd grab her one. Everyone was always complaining to me about how harshly she would treat me, but i would never speak badly about her... only that she had a hard life and i'm sure she was due a lot more kindness than what she had been given.

In time, she began to open up to me about her daughter and ex-husband and i was able to just listen and pray for her.

There were many days where i just had to go outside or find a quiet corner to pray. Reading my bible at lunch also helped...

When it came time for me to leave the company-- she came up to me and apologized and in tears asked how i could be so nice to her even though she had been rude and harsh. And that was my chance to share the gospel with her and how Jesus loved her!

Blessings,

Nickster

Answer 2

You'll find that many true Christians DO this to some degree.
It is not always hard but when you separate a persons actions from them, you can love them even though they do or say bad things to you or about you.
Probably all good Christians will bless and pray for people who curse them or treat them poorly.

Answer 3

hahaha I don't think that many people do this these days. In fact, I am not sure that anyone has done this since Jesus did it! I can't recall an instance. Oh I take it back, I hated this person in high school because he would pick on me, but I was in charge of the medical practices. He got hurt and I gave him a tissue for his tears and told him that everything would be ok. Then, I bandaged him up and sat with him for the rest of the game. I think he was very appreciative. But, I am not a christian per se.

Answer 4

There was a particular girl who seemed to be ignoring me and cutting in on my social space in a competitive way. She rubbed me the wrong way. Instead of all the things I felt towards her actions, I prayed for her and asked God to change my heart. I prayed that God would bless her, meet her needs and even bring her a guy. I know she wanted to be married. Guess what? God rocks. She is married and the tension has gone away. I make an effort to not ignore her, but rahter show her kindness.

Answer 5

This is a very difficult thing to do sometimes, but I remember that God teaches us to love everyone (even those people who mistreat us). When I find myself having trouble loving someone, I ask God to heIp me love that person. I once experienced a situation where I overheard my boss joking about how he was going to make me clean up the breakroom in our office, which was not part of my job description. Without going into too much detail, the conservation I overheard was very demeaning. I became upset to the point of tears. I wanted to dislike my boss, but instead I prayed for him. The very next week he needed me to do a really big favor for him. I could have left him stuck out, but the thought never crossed my mind. I immediately offered to help him because I knew it was the Christ-like thing to do.

Answer 6

The easiest way that I do this is to pray for them. When someone is in my face, trying to get me to become angry, I stay calm. I don't dwell on confrontations. Forgiveness is a great way to show love and is usually totally baffling to the other person. Recently, the town our church is in turned down our requests to give away free services or beverages to people on the street. They had ordinances against it. We didn't start bashing the town. A group of 25 of us got together and cleaned up Main St. expecting nothing in return. Love goes a long way toward fixing a problem. Hanging on to anger and hurt solve nothing. No one is doing good when a conflict is unresolved. You should try it out.

You might also want to try doing something nice for a complete stranger, expecting nothing in return. When you serve others, you'll be amazed at how great it makes your own life.

Answer 7

I came across a time when someone was calling me very cruel names and accusing me of untrue things. I wanted to get even with them. Instead I prayed and asked God to take away my anger.

What ultimately happened was that the other person was told they were out of line and was removed from doing further harm to other people. If I had told them off I would have been just as guilty and would have provoked the situation further.

Answer 8

Guess what God did to his enemies. God is the greatest mass murderer in history.

References: Genesis 6:11-17 and Genesis 7:11-24
Some examples:

GE 6:13 - And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.

GE 6:17 - And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.

Seems to me that God (for you believers) is annoyed with humanity other than his buddy Noah, and decides to kill (murder) every living thing on the face of the earth, except of course Noah and his family - got to have a few friends left.

Answer 9

There is a reason why were are called imperfect. But yes, If you try hard (very hard) it is possible.
My co-worker came yelling at me the other day because he didn't like the joke I made about him quoting a low price. He started cursing f.ing this and f.ing that. I told him to go to the boss and complain to him.

Next day morning, guess who needs my help?
I could have told him something or even curse back at him. But instead I helped and got his problem solved. Next thing you know he was apologizing.

There for, it is very hard, but very possible.

Answer 10

We are all sinners, if anyone on here says that Yes, they do it, they are not being Truthful with themselves. Do I obey God's word in this fashion, Not anywhere as much as I should,.... BUT the important thing is to recognize that we are not doing right, and Strive to be like Christ, even though there is no way possible. recognize that you have not been faithful to the word, and ask for forgiveness.