How many here can love their enemies? do good to those who hate you? bless those who curse you?

Question

pray for those who mistreat you?

I admit at times it's hard, but truly I am getting better at it.

prayer
O God, teach us to willingly forgive those who mistreat us as you forgive us through your marvelous grace. Amen.

I know the love part is the hardest, especially when someone wants to hurt you, we are not perfect, but we can try, it takes time, growth, understanding, to be like Jesus.

metazone.... I gave you a point for being truthful, now that I know you can be truthful, I know you can be positive.

God Bless you all, so many good answers

Answer 1

The Amish were a pretty good example of that! Also, consider this story....

Among Rwandans, honest storytelling has become a strong catalyst for reconciliation and remembrance. Missionary Guillebaud shared with me Deborah Niyakabirika's story, chronicled in a World Vision Australia video. Her son was murdered, in an isolated act of ethnic vengeance, three years after the genocide.

Months after the killing, a young man visited Deborah. "I killed your son," he said. "Take me to the authorities and let them deal with me as they will. I have not slept since I shot him. Every time I lie down I see you praying, and I know you are praying for me."

Deborah answered, "You are no longer an animal but a man taking responsibility for your actions. I do not want to add death to death."

Then Deborah did the extraordinary. "But I want you to restore justice by replacing the son you killed," she continued. "I am asking you to become my son. When you visit me, I will care for you."

Today, that young man is an adopted member of her household.

.....Now THAT is the love of Christ!!

Answer 2

yes, all the time, and yes, sometimes it can be hard. But it is a good feeling when you are serious about it, freeing. And forgiveness can really benefit others too.

P.S. It doesn't mean you stick around for someone to keep hurting you either. Give trust as it is earned, and vice versa.

You can still forgive though, and sometimes, depending on the hurt inflicted, it can take alot of time.

When you have hate in your heart, it only shapes other decisions made in life. Hating hurts, and this is just giving power to someone who may not even be there any more.

Jesus said "Forgive them for they know not what they do." they may even know they are hurting you, but if you look at the bigger picture, they wouldn't be hurting anyone if they knew any better, and they probably aren't thinking about what loses they themselves will incur either.

Answer 3

Dear Inteleyes,

It is extremely tough to do. In fact I found it to be so tough that I couldn't do it on my own. NO WAY. I needed the LORD's help.

For me it started with tiny little things and I managed pretty well. I told myself I was seeing the glass half full rather than half empty. I thought of myself as thinking positively.

Then along came an unwanted divorce after more than 20 years of marriage! He had been my best friend and we had moved around the country due to his work so I didn't have any kind of local support system. The things co-workers and others said to me only increased my pain.

I did locate a divorce support group but discovered that so many of the participants were full of hateful thoughts. I did not want to be that way so I asked my heavenly Father to help me to heal and He did that and more.

I started noticing a huge difference between whether I was feeling hateful thoughts toward my ex or praying for him. That is just 1 instance of blessing those who curse you but I learned the lesson and used it in more mundane circumstances these days.

Thank you for your question and prayer.

Answer 4

Oh, it's very hard, especially for a select few I know. I know what you mean & it takes a lot of time, patience, & guidance from God to get through it all. It's especially hard to do these things to people that treat you badly constantly when you have done absolutely nothing to them because you just don't even understand the reasoning behind it & you get so frustrated because you can't change it no matter what you do. Good luck & God bless you!

Answer 5

I can not say that I love my enemies but I do not wish anything bad on them. I try my best to be a good person and help anyone that I can.

Both of my children were hurt by someone and my ex husband was abusive. But, my Goddess has showed me the way to live in peace and let the universe do what it does best KARMA.

Blessed Be

Answer 6

Only if the Holy spirit dwells within us can we walk as Christ walks ..that is why he said "remain in me and I will remain in you. apart from me you can do nothing" We have to walk in the Spirit...when we allow our flesh to take over we can look act and sound just like any other sinner, because we too have flesh and want to respond with the carnal nature when some one insults us...those who do act out in the flesh kind of blow their witness, but thanks be to God he can prune us and make us better and until the day we go home that is pretty much the process! Pruning hurts too, it not like its an easy thing going through discipline and correction but as we humble ourselves it does become easier YES...and Amen

Answer 7

our sermon was on this yesterday.
I posted a question earlier that kinda goes with this
I do like to see myself as a easy forgiver, sometimes it's hard but then I think of how often God has to forgive me.
I am totally not worthy of His forgiveness.
Now I look to the Amish in Rural, PA. What an awesome example they have been to me.

Answer 8

I sure try my friend. And when I fail I ask the Lord for strenght & forgiveness. Prayfully I'll do better the next time.

Answer 9

We might want to resist the evil. i do not throw stones at gay human beings. i visit vote adversarial to all of us helping gay marriage because this is in difficulty-free words incorrect. it is gays who're the haters. no man or woman with head screwed on perfect can say that gay is favourite. it would want to have a actual rationalization yet all sickness is non secular. Being gay is a demonic element. snigger as you are able to...yet hell remains waiting, regardless of what you've faith. i have not in any respect met a gay that did not oppose God and oppose believers...by technique of definition, God has already cursed you for doing those 2 issues. Our founding fathers did not die so as that gays might want to marry. they are rolling over of their graves over that one. certain.

Answer 10

me, I do it because its often wise.
Love their enemies because I would want them to not be my enemies ( not to be confused with being a soft c.ock, I dont be a coward either because that is no good)
I am always willing to meet my enemy half way.

Do good because I like doing good, wether its a friend or a foe.
Wish well to my enemies because I want them to be good and no longer my enemies.

However I dont do the praying thing

Atheist