In the parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37), Jesus showed that your neighbor wasn’t just someone who lived in your vicinity but anyone brought into your life through circumstances. So not only your immediate neighbors but also coworkers, fellow Sunday school attenders, Facebook friends, restaurant servers, etc.
I feel great conviction about my wrong attitude when I realize
that I’m to love even those who possess the character qualities that I personally
find annoying. Instead, I want to rant to my husband and my best friend about
their very exasperating behavior.
I know what love is according to 1 Corinthians 13:4-8, yet I
don’t want to apply it to this person who simply rubs me the wrong way. Yet God
wants me to love her because He loves her and His requirements are clearly
spelled out in Roman’s 12:10 where it says, “Be devoted to one another in
brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves.”
So I’m asking today if you will pray for me to love one I
consider grating and, if you need me to do the same for you, feel free to let
me know here or send me a personal message.
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