Loving Your Enemy...A Tall Order

But I say, love your enemies! Pray for those who persecute you! Matthew 5:44

Love is such a buzz word these days but should be our ultimate aim always. It is considered the first and greatest commandment. Do you have people you know in your life who don’t like you or maybe even hate you? Hate such a strong and misused word these days too. Simply when one disagrees they are said to hate. That is not true. 

Is it possible to love your enemies? To turn the other cheek so to speak? How about to commit to praying for those who mistreat you? Your mind has to stay fixed on Jesus in order to be able to accomplish this immense task. God wants you to love.  It is very hard to pray and forgive someone who you know has been talking about you behind your back, spreading rumors and lies, but with God’s help you can fight and win this battle. This is not to say the person is going to come running to you with open arms but your heart will be more peaceful if you can give up what you may see a your right to be ugly back. 

Today try to not dwell on bad stuff and ask God to help you to share his love even with unloveable people. 

PRAYER: I am grateful that I can love and forgive even when the person I am forgiving may not even know I have released them to you. It is not my job to hold grudges and be ugly but to forgive and love. Help me Lord. In Jesus’ name. Amen.