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http://www.charismamag.com/blogs/th...encing-the-slanderous-accuser-of-the-brethren
I love the below passage
"I’ve found it true, looking back over the many instances where I’ve been mistreated, abandoned, robbed, persecuted, falsely accused and otherwise slandered that the initial sting of the mistreatment fades more quickly when you walk in love, speak the truth in love without being defensive, and refuse to retaliate. I’ve also found it true that God repays, vindicates and takes vengeance on my behalf. If you respond with meekness in the face of mistreatment, you can have the same testimony. Amen"
honestly, being mistreated is never fun......
but I think I am going to start to pray for this group of Christians who have been bullying me through slanders......
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Good. We can wallow in our hurt feelings all we want, we can harbor feelings of vengeance or retaliation, but it can get to a point where we are just feeding hate. And when we feed it, our burden becomes heavier. I'm sure you know that weight, most of us do. It's a funny thing about bitterness, hate and all that: nothing is never enough for it. It demands action, retaliation. You can't just hate the hate away. It doesn't want to go away. It wants us to do something for it, and everything it wants us to do, only makes us hate more and hurt more. Nothing grows in it, except pain. I'm not saying we should suppress our emotions. It's good when we recognize our feelings. I'm saying we don't have to live under their rule so much, and most of all: we don't have to obey them.
We can make a conscious decision to let go of the bitterness and that need to retaliate, and even better if we ask God for the strength to do it, and to bless the people that are hurting us. When we pray for that, we are knowingly letting our burdens down, putting them into Christ's feet. We know we are weak. I know I am weak, and I'm quick to anger. I'm quick to demand for justice, MY justice, and quick to surrender to bitterness. And if I manage to pray for those who hurt me or someone I love, I'm not exactly filled with love. I still feel that weight, that sorrow and that anger. But if I didn't, why would I pray then? I'm saying this because some people might think (because I did too) that praying for those who wrong us should only happen when we ourselves are perfect, calm and loving. If I didn't feel the burden, why would I pray for it to go away? So if I feel like a sinner, or "not good enough to pray for this", that's absolutely when I should pray. If that wasn't the case, I would think it's about me and my supposed holiness, not about Christ.
So when we bring our burdens and lay them down, giving them to God, we are acknowledging our weakness, and at the same time putting our hope in Christ, who has already suffered it all and who is perfect. And there is freedom in that. It's often a choice at first, but after a while the feeling follows too. A lighter feeling, easier feeling. It's a wonderful thing. It gives us a look into how loving God is, and how good it is to put our faith in it, instead of our feelings.
God bless you. Hope I didn't ramble too much.
yes love is only way out....
you know, i also try to hold on to God's promise that He will be good to those who obey Him and determined to walk in love....
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