Read Matthew 5:44-48 and 7:7-12 when you have some time.
I read these scriptures yesterday and was encouraged. However I would want to be treated is how I need treat people, no matter what. Especially those who are being mean and using/hating you. God cares very much how we treat one another and He said that by our love for one another will the world know the He is real and that we are His (John 17: 21,23,26).
For example, if I have a problem with what a coworker is doing, rather than going to that person all huffing and puffing and demand he stop all that nonsense, I need to stop and think about it first. If I were in that person's shoes and did something that he didn't like, would I want him to come at me like that? No. I'd want him to come to me in a civilized respectful mature calm manner. If people would actually do this, think of how much nicer the world would be!
So you see, it matters not only how we treat people, but also how we approach them. Love doesn't treat people wrong or is mean. If you love people and do to them what you would want done to you, you're fullfilling the Law and Prophets (Romans 13:10).
I also think that unconditional love is what makes christianity different from all other religions. If everything were to pass away, love would always remain. Why? Because God IS love (1 John 4:8).
I encourage you to purposely go out of your way to love people with an unconditional love with no strings attached.
I read these scriptures yesterday and was encouraged. However I would want to be treated is how I need treat people, no matter what. Especially those who are being mean and using/hating you. God cares very much how we treat one another and He said that by our love for one another will the world know the He is real and that we are His (John 17: 21,23,26).
For example, if I have a problem with what a coworker is doing, rather than going to that person all huffing and puffing and demand he stop all that nonsense, I need to stop and think about it first. If I were in that person's shoes and did something that he didn't like, would I want him to come at me like that? No. I'd want him to come to me in a civilized respectful mature calm manner. If people would actually do this, think of how much nicer the world would be!
So you see, it matters not only how we treat people, but also how we approach them. Love doesn't treat people wrong or is mean. If you love people and do to them what you would want done to you, you're fullfilling the Law and Prophets (Romans 13:10).
I also think that unconditional love is what makes christianity different from all other religions. If everything were to pass away, love would always remain. Why? Because God IS love (1 John 4:8).
I encourage you to purposely go out of your way to love people with an unconditional love with no strings attached.
