Love Your Enemies

Don't you just hate that phrase - Love Your Enemies. What about an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth? That sound more justified to me. But, unfortunately that isn't God's way. But it is sooo unfair!! The problem is that we either don't understand how to love our enemies or it seems too hard to do. And it gets all tangled up in that forgiveness business. Again, the problem may be understanding "that forgiveness business." Take the bully for instance, the bully imparts fear, strength, and fierceness. That is the surface of the bully. But what is the internal, the heart and soul, of the bully? Often it is a scared, abused, weak and overgrown child. If someone is hurting you in anyway, look for how they themselves are hurting. The abuser has often been abused themselves. This does not excuse their actions. But it sheds a whole new light on why they are the way that they are. And it can lead to our forgiveness and our love. We don't have to forget what they have done but we can let go of it's control over us. I can forgive you and not forget that you hurt me by not allowing the hurt to fester and control me in any way. This is far from easy, but it is the righteous way. It is the Godly way. So, love your enemies. It will change your life and perhaps even theirs.