Episode 309 - Show Notes:
- Jesus assumed you and I would have enemies when he said in Matthew 5:44 – “Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.” The question is not whether or not we have enemies. The issue is whether or not we will love them, forgive them, and reconcile with them.
- Revenge: The desire or urge to get even with somebody. To punish or cause harm as an act of retaliation.
- When you give in to the temptation to get even, your enemies have won twice: When they hurt you the first time and now when you can’t get it out of your mind.
- We have no control over how people treat us, what they say, and what they do. But we do have complete control over how we respond.
Romans 12:19-21 - “Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,” says the Lord. On the contrary: “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head.” Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.”
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