"But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you."
Reading this verse is a hard pill to swallow today. I'm glad that Jesus doesn't tell us we have to "like" all of our enemies. I was verbally abused and belittled late last night. I was so angry because I know it was completely unjustified, and these two individuals have been suffering from paranoid delusions since around Christmas (not officially, but unofficially, I've known they are just nuts for some time). And although I know that their remarks were outlandish and unfounded, I was livid. My first thought was "how dare they", then it moved on to "people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones".
After texting a good friend that I knew was still awake, he made me laugh a little and brought me back to reality and I started finding all the verses about evil tongues in the bible. And although I had thoughts of sharing those hateful words with someone close to me to show them how NOT to act, I realized I would be just like them if I did that. I deleted those words and asked God to forgive me for the evil thoughts I had about those people. You see, they are completely lost and going to hell. And I may not like these people, will never socialize with these people and probably will never have to be in the same room with them again, but I am commanded to love them, pray for them and bless them.
I'm pretty sure that Jesus didn't like the people that were jeering at him on the road to Calvary, but He loved them enough to endure their tortures and continue His journey to die for their sins. I know I'm far from perfect and I'm not sure I would die for these people, but I will love them, pray for them and continue to bless them, regardless of how I "feel". Because I'm suppose to for His glory.
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