Harm/Dislike/ Hate Love them...

Today I want to talk about loving others when they want to harm you/hate or dislike you. I was reading my bible and got this message from what I was reading. when I get stuff life that I believe it from the holy spirit. 59 As they stoned him, Stephen prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” in Acts 7: 59-60 it says, 60 He fell to his knees, shouting, “Lord, don’t charge them with this sin!” And with that, he died. The high priest wanted to kill/destroy Stephen for he was preaching the gospel of Jesus, they did not like that at all. they did not like that at all because they did not believe in the gospel of Jesus. But if you look at verse 60, He prayed for them not to charge them with this sin. They were killing Him, and he still managed to ask God for him not to charge them with sin.

What if we like that when [people hated us and wanted to harm us we would pray and ask God not the charge them with sin. Matthew 22:39 says, The second is like it, 'You shall love your 

neighbor as yourself.’ but what if your neighbor hates you, how are you supposed to love on him. the best way I can think of after refection for a moment is what comes from the bible and that is to pray without ceasing for that neighbor (part in the bible is the praying without ceasing). the other is just love them no matter what they do to you and by this maybe they will change how they think of you because of the way you acted towards them when they treated you badly or hated you.

People will hate you just because you are Christian, that comes with being a Christian. But some people will just not like you for you. the best thing you can do is to pray as I said and just love them as they are till they change and if they don't keep praying and give it up to God and never give up because the God I serve is a God of the impossible.

This came to me do not treat the people who want to harm you, and dislike you, hate you like they do to you treat them with respect and love not the same things they do to you. 

I close with this love them as you have never loved before. show them what it means to love your neighbor and do not ask for anything in return as you show them love.

Tomorow I will talk further about this subject. 

All verse taken from the NASB