Still haven’t figured out how to post to a page and not just the blog (mostly because I forgot to look into that…oops.), however, nothing says I can’t just make Bible study blog posts!
Which you’d think I’d have thought of earlier…
Anyways, I’ve heard that God wants us to pray for our enemies. I don’t remember reading that yet in the Bible (I’m in Daniel now), though I suppose I could be forgetting (edit: I am forgetting because I read it in Psalms and highlighted it!) I know I’ve heard it said by multiple Christians on social media.
I always thought enemy was on par with great evil. Terrorists, pedophiles, murderers, and so on. It didn’t occur to me until today (and yes to some extent I’ve heard this said online too) that ‘enemy’ is anything or anyone that works to keep you from being closer to God and doing His will.
For example: there’s a frequent customer where I work and I don’t like him. At all, because he was rude to me during our first interaction and a few times since. If I’m supposed to pray for my enemies, that would definitely include him because I have allowed myself to be upset and angry and disgusted when I have to interact with him.
This clearly comes through in my tone, but I’ve allowed it and excused it by telling myself that I’m being professional and that’s the ‘bare minimum’ I need to be a good employee dealing with a trouble customer.
The ‘bare minimum’ is not what God asks of us.
Figuring this out changes perspective on quite a few things. Guess the question is whether I’ll choose to follow God’s command or not.
Heavy topic and easier said than done!
Til next time!
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