Prayers to Stop Hating

[William J]

Sometimes I get into thought patterns where I feel intense hatred for a group of people (I won't say who exactly because I don't want people to get distracted with their own feelings about this group). I know these thoughts are completely un-Christian because Jesus taught us to love our enemies, not to hate them. Please pray that God would change my heart and help me to love this group of people unconditionally.

 

[RamiC]

Jesus, please guide William J all the way to seeing the members of the community of which he speaks with your heart and mind for them.

 

[William J]

Thank you, RamiC, I appreciate it.

 

[Unqualified]

Just pray for them.

 

[William J]

Thanks Unqualified, I will try to remember to pray for this group whenever thoughts about them come into my mind.

 

[RamiC]

Prayer for Deliverance from Hatred - the articles and prayers on this site are pretty thorough, just in case anyone wants to go deep and hard at it.

 

[RileyG]

Praying

 

[St_Worm2]

Just pray for them.

And saying "NO" to these thoughts (taking such thoughts, "captive", IOW) @William J, can be very helpful too (2 Corinthians 10:5), as soon as such thoughts begin to enter your mind, again and again sometimes, whatever is necessary.

Praying for you!

God bless you!!

--David
p.s. - I believe that the above is perhaps the principal way that we obey the command found in the following verse, and the path, then, that leads to receiving the wonderful promise that comes along with that command too

James 4​

7 Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil .. and he will flee from you.​