Just because the bible says that we should do unto others as we would have them do unto us, doesn't mean that we should behave like ignorant petty people...
If someone decides today that they see fit to send "negative prayers" or "negative blessings" our way, doesn't mean we should send them back, packaged in pretty boxes with delicate ribbons, labelled as blessings! Even if they were sent with the intension of being a blessing!
Matthew 7: In everything, treat others as you would want them to treat you, for this fulfils the law and the prophets.
Doing to others as we want done to us, means just that! If they throw mud, does not mean that we should throw it back! If we dont want mud thrown at us, then we should try to be polite and kind to them.
1 Peter 3: 9 Do not return evil for evil or insult for insult, but instead bless others because you were called to inherit a blessing. 10 For the one who wants to love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from uttering deceit. 11 And he must turn away from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it.
We are meant to bless, not curse. We are meant to pray for our enemies!
Here's something to get your head around: if your enemy sets up a sex shop in the main street of your town - what do you do?
You have several options:
1. Lobby the council to get rid of it - doubt they would, unless they are christians - and if they are christians - why was it allowed in the first place?
2. Spend hours a day praying for the business to financially fail and thus cause the closure of the business (this in effect is praying a negative prayer, which is actually placing a financial curse on the business or business owners - and we are meant to BLESS not curse!)
3. We could look ass backwards to everyone else, and ask God for blessings for the business and its owners!
4. We could sit on a bums and do nothing and sit by and watch as countless marriages and families are ruined!
Personally, I'll take option number 3, thanks!
I chose the scenario of a sex shop opening in town, because that is what happened in my town! Some lobbied the council - that fell on deaf ears! The world in general sees nothing wrong with a sex shop - why would they want it closed?
Others prayed that God would close it and "teach the owners a lesson". That failed too! God is into loving people, and He wants us to show that love! Being harsh and mean and demanding that their livelyhood goes to rack and ruin isn't the greatest way of showing Gods love!
We finally tried Gods way - asking Him to bless them! And not just fluffy little blessings, like a new pair of pink fluffy slippers, but deep and meaningful blessings. That the owners of the business would be blessed with the revelation and understanding of how much God loves them. That they would be blessed with business knowledge, to become successful business owners. To be blessed with enough income to put food of the table, pay their mortgage and other bills. And finally to be blessed with a long, strong and lasting marriage.
Soon after those kinds of prayers were prayed for the owners of the sex shop, it closed! Get my point!
If we CHOOSE to pray blessings for our enemies, then step aside and let God deal with their hearts, miracles happen. God suddenly has something He can work with!
He is busting to love on people - even our enemies!
Matthew 5: 43 "You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbour' and 'hate your enemy.' 44 But I say to you, love your enemy and pray for those who persecute you, 45 so that you may be like your Father in heaven, since he causes the sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
Sending curses packaged up in pretty boxes, is simply a nice pretty way to be disobedient to God!
May Gods blessings shower down upon you. And may you be coated in the dust of your Rabbi!
If someone decides today that they see fit to send "negative prayers" or "negative blessings" our way, doesn't mean we should send them back, packaged in pretty boxes with delicate ribbons, labelled as blessings! Even if they were sent with the intension of being a blessing!
Matthew 7: In everything, treat others as you would want them to treat you, for this fulfils the law and the prophets.
Doing to others as we want done to us, means just that! If they throw mud, does not mean that we should throw it back! If we dont want mud thrown at us, then we should try to be polite and kind to them.
1 Peter 3: 9 Do not return evil for evil or insult for insult, but instead bless others because you were called to inherit a blessing. 10 For the one who wants to love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from uttering deceit. 11 And he must turn away from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it.
We are meant to bless, not curse. We are meant to pray for our enemies!
Here's something to get your head around: if your enemy sets up a sex shop in the main street of your town - what do you do?
You have several options:
1. Lobby the council to get rid of it - doubt they would, unless they are christians - and if they are christians - why was it allowed in the first place?
2. Spend hours a day praying for the business to financially fail and thus cause the closure of the business (this in effect is praying a negative prayer, which is actually placing a financial curse on the business or business owners - and we are meant to BLESS not curse!)
3. We could look ass backwards to everyone else, and ask God for blessings for the business and its owners!
4. We could sit on a bums and do nothing and sit by and watch as countless marriages and families are ruined!
Personally, I'll take option number 3, thanks!
I chose the scenario of a sex shop opening in town, because that is what happened in my town! Some lobbied the council - that fell on deaf ears! The world in general sees nothing wrong with a sex shop - why would they want it closed?
Others prayed that God would close it and "teach the owners a lesson". That failed too! God is into loving people, and He wants us to show that love! Being harsh and mean and demanding that their livelyhood goes to rack and ruin isn't the greatest way of showing Gods love!
We finally tried Gods way - asking Him to bless them! And not just fluffy little blessings, like a new pair of pink fluffy slippers, but deep and meaningful blessings. That the owners of the business would be blessed with the revelation and understanding of how much God loves them. That they would be blessed with business knowledge, to become successful business owners. To be blessed with enough income to put food of the table, pay their mortgage and other bills. And finally to be blessed with a long, strong and lasting marriage.
Soon after those kinds of prayers were prayed for the owners of the sex shop, it closed! Get my point!
If we CHOOSE to pray blessings for our enemies, then step aside and let God deal with their hearts, miracles happen. God suddenly has something He can work with!
He is busting to love on people - even our enemies!
Matthew 5: 43 "You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbour' and 'hate your enemy.' 44 But I say to you, love your enemy and pray for those who persecute you, 45 so that you may be like your Father in heaven, since he causes the sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
Sending curses packaged up in pretty boxes, is simply a nice pretty way to be disobedient to God!
May Gods blessings shower down upon you. And may you be coated in the dust of your Rabbi!
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