LOVING AND PRAYING FOR ALL OUR ENEMIES

Matthew 5:44 New King James Version
44 [a]But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you,

GOOD EVENING IN YESHUA MY DEAR FRIENDS!!!
You know guys, this scripture really got me thinking deeply about what it means to love and pray for everyone, even those that we can't stand. To pray for those who treat us like garbage, abuse us, and yes even slander us, because in reality, God loves them too, and we need to be willing to show that love, through praying for them. This doesn't mean guys that we pray for them to die, or pray that some disaster falls on them, but we need to pray for them to have their hearts softened, so that if they don't know Christ, that they will. It also doesn't mean that we allow ourselves to be doormats, and let the people who have done damage to, and hurt us so severely back into our lives. In other words, guys, we're allowed to have boundaries. I think that's why the questions out of this morning's devotional are so convicting my heart right now, and I'd like to share them with you tonight. Please read these questions very carefully, and I pray that God will challenge your heart through them as He is mine.

Why is it important to pray even for the difficult people in your life?

What, or better yet, how can you pray for them?

I'd like to share some things that God has been showing me from his word on this issue, through this vlog I'd like to share with all of you tonight, and I pray that what I share with you, will help you see the importance of lifting even your enemies up in prayer. Come join me in this vlog tonight my friends and learn how you can have a heart of grace and compassion to pray for others, even your enemies! 😊

So, my friends, as I close this post with all of you tonight, I want to ask you this question, and I pray that you not only deeply think about it but will act on it.

Who is it in your life, that is causing you the most difficulty, that you can pray for?

Ask God to help you see these people through His eyes. To see them as a person that needs to be forgiven and loved, and ultimately be able to forgive them. Don't let your hatred of that person consume you, but give that hatred to God, and watch how that hatred can be turned into love, even when you have to express and put up those biblical boundaries. As I stated before, this doesn't mean that you allow the very people that have hurt you to come back into your life, but that you pray for them by asking God to redeem their hearts, while keeping up healthy biblical boundaries for yourself.

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HAVE A BEAUTIFULLY SWEET EVENING IN CHRIST JESUS!!!