4 Things I Choose Not To Do... (Part 3)

This week I will be blogging over 4 choices is making in not choosing them (hope that makes sense. I believe that by sometimes choosing what you will not do has greater influence in what you choose to do)

3. I choose not to lash out in hate, rather I choose to lash out in love.

Take some time and read Jesus' words on how to deal with the people you would rather toss off a cliff. We see words like, "Pray for those who persecute you" and "if someone strikes you on the cheek turn and offer the other one". Sometimes I think Jesus was telling us this stuff so Heaven can have some entertainment. I would be right except He did that annoying thing and lived as an example to follow (especially when it came to reacting to the people we would rather toss off a cliff).

In 1 John we are called to love not based on conditions of what people can do or have done for us. We are called to be people of love because God first loved us. Paul tells us in 1 Corinthians to "do EVERYTHING in love". I find it incredibly convenient when we constantly ignore verses like these. We use excuses such as "well, you don't know what they did" or "I know what I am suppose to do, I just don't want to".

Truth is we have tried for centuries to get even and lash out in the most hurtful ways. Maybe it's time to change tactics. Maybe it's time to lash out in love and just see what kind of world we could live in.

Heart and Soul,
BAG
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