Do you react with the same or does it make you stop and think about how the unkindness felt to you, and you would not like to inflict that on others?
Jesus Christ Himself suffered so much unkindness, but He reacted "Father, forgive them for they know not what they do", this was when he was dying and in terrible pain, on the cross.
2007-05-12 11:08:05 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
By not empowering their unkindness, you take away any recourse that they may have. When you do not retaliate from such an encounter of unkindness it shows that they can not lower you to their standards of immaturity, inhumanness or hatred.
When someone is unkind and spitefull and hatred cast towards me, I just don't turn a cheek, I return in kindness, love and humility, I give them what they can not give even to themselves mercy, gentleness, love, meekness. Some may say that this just gives them to do more, it may, but they lose every time. We lose when we allow them to bring us down to their level and it is worse for us to retaliate for we stoop lower than them.
Jesus just did not suffer but suffered cruelty beyond discription, His words were not just words, they were action, action that proved His love for all men, in His words and actions we see "Father forgive them for they know not waht they do" For such men are blinded by what they do, blinded by the hate that they destroy themselves with, they are blinded to what is good, loving and kind. They are blinded to the all that is in Christ - and that is the most horrible thing to have.
2007-05-12 11:47:29 · answer #1 · answered by ? 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I do not react 'unkindly' towards that person. I am an 'emotional' and need to process that hurt ... so usually I just retreat to a place where I can pray and be alone and process and heal.... and I will usually approach that person later and let them know how i was offended/hurt (if they are a Christian) and then move on to forgiveness... if it is a non-believer, we are called to forgive because they do not really understand why it is wrong to do what they did... they are not lead by the Holy Spirit to be good and kind to others... so we must forgive and be Christ to them so they can witness what Jesus was like.
it is hard sometimes, because I know 'Christians" who cannot for the life of them be kind .... it is like they are controlled sometimes by something other than God... and it makes me even sadder still when they cannot BE Christ in flesh... yanno?
If i could just have one ounce of the kindness in the Spirit of Christ.... I would be so blessed!
2007-05-12 20:14:58 · answer #2 · answered by livinintheword † 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
When someone is merely unkind I pretty much just blow it off - everyone has a bad day now and then. When I'm hurt deeply I pull away from the person and will not have anything to do with them until I can come to terms with the hurt in my own way.
2007-05-12 18:16:49 · answer #3 · answered by genaddt 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm not a Christian, but you don't have to be one to treat other people as YOU would want to be treated. If someone is unkind to me, I will speak up if I feel they need to be made aware of what they're doing. If it's a situation where speaking up is not possible or is effectively pointless, I simply take it as an example of the way I DON'T want to be, and go on about my business. That doesn't mean I don't get angry - everybody does - but I don't have to turn around and inflict harm to someone simply because I was harmed; it accomplishes absolutely nothing, and demeans that person, me and my beliefs.
2007-05-12 18:13:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
When I see someone reacting badly to me and I don't understand what is going on I ask them about it and try to fix the problem. I try to understand where they are coming from and see things from their point of view because I am not perfect and may have made a mistake that needs fixing. I try and do as scriptures tell us and not let the sun go down on my wrath. Settle things day by day rather than letting them build up and turning into a nightmare. The biggest problem people have is transmitting information and not receiving. For things to be good it is important to LISTEN to two sides of a situation and not just blah, blah, blah. Christians, we are in the last days, "Do not be discouraged or dismayed" as "Men will wax worse and worse"---under all circumstances keep the faith. Pray and have courage... Mmm
2007-05-12 20:44:09 · answer #5 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Either I'm just kind to them in return, (to give a good example to them) OR... if it's bad enough I try to understand why they are hurting me. I ask them why... if it doesn't make any sense and I'm in physical danger, then I take courage and go away from them, even if I feel like I need them in my life. Because... I don't need anyone in my life more than I need G-d, because He loves me and keeps me safe. I still love and forgive the person from my heart though, because only G-d knows them well enough to judge them and He COMMANDS me to forgive, so out of my love for G-d I forgive from my heart, because I know how much G-d loves ME... so how could I not love them the same?
2007-05-13 00:20:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
look, in a worldly saying, U Can not fight fire with fire, but with water(ice). This means u cant fight evil with evil, but with good.
If someone was unkind to me, i would be super kind to them, and maybe that might help, or not. but whatever the result, since i know i did the right thing, i am happy with what i did.
2007-05-12 18:34:58 · answer #7 · answered by <3 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I just went through a THANG, that one of my neighbors was unkind, with, no reason ( that was evident ). God revealed the problem, and today, we had a pleasant time in company...
A spirit of PRIDE is devastating ! LOVE, however, is much more powerful...
PEACE....
2007-05-12 18:43:23 · answer #8 · answered by Israel-1 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't react the way I should. I'm kind of a mean person sometimes(|| :-( ||) Thank God for Jesus that he isn't anything like me. I pray that one day I can be more like him. I'm trying, I really am. Unfortunately, we can't be completely like him for he is perfect. I am so grateful for his mercy that he died for me. SO grateful... Praise God!
2007-05-13 20:38:51 · answer #9 · answered by Julia 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
when you are powerless and stapled to a cross you really do not have mush opportunity for any recourse.
had he floated off of the cross and lay waste to the roman empire in a divine show of supreme power then i may have been christian.
turning the other cheek only gets you slapped again(i have tried it in many bars)
2007-05-12 18:19:54 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋