Guest Calamity Posted June 21, 2004 Share Posted June 21, 2004 There's a few people in my life that I find very, very difficult to "like", but I still love them in the Lord. Even though they act towards me with disdain, I wouldn't wish any harm to them at all, and I do pray that they'll realize what they're doing and what "influence" is causing this. The reason they are doing that, is because we left the church they still attend, and that says a lot about that church's leadership, and their teachings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoldlyProclaimingChrist Posted June 23, 2004 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 19 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 684 Content Per Day: 0.09 Reputation: 3 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/12/2004 Status: Offline Share Posted June 23, 2004 This is how I view love for a person I don't like..... There is a woman at work who can't stand me (she hates most women) but if I ever saw her car broken down somewhere, I'd pull over and help her out. I truly would feed my enemy or give them what they needed. That's simple enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orr v'emet Posted June 23, 2004 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 26 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 1,672 Content Per Day: 0.23 Reputation: 11 Days Won: 0 Joined: 05/12/2004 Status: Offline Share Posted June 23, 2004 I believe we can express love by our actions apart from our emotions. But is only possible with those who are receptive. hal: You're half right...we DO express love by our actions but it isn't contingient on what another person does or fails to do. We love regardless of their response. If they slap you on one cheek, offer the other. If they ask you to walk one mile, go two. We love regardless of their response to us. We cannot control how they respond to us; we can control how we respond to them. If they despise us, we love them anyway. If they spit at us, we show forgiveness. If they mistreat us, we respond in kindness. If they take our sweater, we offer our jacket as well. If they borrow, we ask nothing back. If they wrong us, we forgive...unconditionally. We are not responsible for how they respond; only how well we obey God. I think you pretty much summed it up here! Great post! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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