Let me just say that I have been under attack lately….. Not just by ugly words from mean-spirited people, but I’ve been attacked by circumstances. Whenever I am under attack, I stop and question: Why?…..Where are these attacks coming from? What have I done to deserve this?
When I get over the initial attack, I get into my Bible and I instantly feel better. I realize that God may be testing me, and that the attacks could be spiritual in nature. I don’t think I’ve ever recovered from an attack without realizing that I’ve come out a better person on the other side. God does not send us trials for no reason at all. Everything has a purpose. God is teaching us how to be stronger, how to handle misfortune and how to be better Christians.
God has sent me MANY, MANY trials……and throughout each and every one I have grown as a Christian and as a person.
There will ALWAYS be nasty, judgemental people who attack from every angle. These people think they have all the answers and they don’t understand your life or the way you do things because they haven’t walked a mile in your shoes.
It helps me to forgive these people, just like Christ has forgiven me…..because I know that they couldn’t handle the hand that I’ve been dealt in life. They aren’t strong enough. They may NEVER be strong enough.
Instead of judging them, which I AM guilty of doing when I’m under attack…..I eventually realize my mistake and forgive them immediately. “Father, Forgive them for they know not what they do” – Luke 23:24 These were the words Christ used on the cross after He had been beaten and tortured.
It would do us all good to repeat these words and follow His example when we are being judged and attacked and abused by the world…..just like He was.
It also infuriates your enemies when you refuse to be angry or retaliate:-)
It’s easier to forgive knowing that it just makes them angrier…..
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Thank you.