Have you ever been in hardships and wondered why? You thought you were doing everything right yet you are being attacked for seemingly no reason? Well if so, you are not alone. God's word gives us guidance during those times of persecution to encourage and strengthen us, so that we do not lose hope or confidence during our toughest battles.
Matthew Ch.5, vs 43-48. It states that we are his children and that we should love our enemies, bless those who curse us and do good to them that hate us, and last but not least, to pray for those who use and persecute us. He goes on to say that in doing so, we are children of our Father in heaven, for he makes the sun to rise on the evil and on the good. He sends rain on the just and unjust..... Hard words to swallow, but yet that is what he calls us to do.
Matthew Ch.5, vs 43-48. It states that we are his children and that we should love our enemies, bless those who curse us and do good to them that hate us, and last but not least, to pray for those who use and persecute us. He goes on to say that in doing so, we are children of our Father in heaven, for he makes the sun to rise on the evil and on the good. He sends rain on the just and unjust..... Hard words to swallow, but yet that is what he calls us to do.
I have often thought I deserved a fast pass from hardships, after all I am God's child right? Life and the scriptures beg to differ with my naive view. He does promise to be with us and greater is he that is in us than he that is in the world, but how we react to hardships often times will define us and the world in which we live.
Thought provoking question today. What would our enemies say about us today as individuals, or even as a country?
Song. "Making All Things New". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60mSFtUSS9w
