Relationships with people are one of the hardest to master. Just the idea of dealing with people is a challenge. Most people either avoid people they don't like, or flight with them. So often people get frustrated at work because of an unreasonable boss, or another common area of broken relationships is simply people get offended.
God's designed us all so differently, all unique, and all gifted in different ways. The challenge is not to look at the negative qualities in a person, but look at the positive. Today's word of encouragement is, "Don't let the opportunity slip away!" Sometimes people are harsh, rude, mean, and unreasonable because of their own lives and what they are going through.
Today, don't let that opportunity slip away, when God can use you to bless that person you are fighting with, hurt with, trying to avoid, and can't even stand looking at that person. The devil wants us to be hurt, he wants us to look selfishly at our own pain, suffering, and through that we become more "ME ME focused". Let us respond exactly the opposite of how satan wants us to respond. When people shout and yell, say bad things about us, let us smile, let us pray a blessing over their lives, let us encourage that person, let us not gossip, let us only speak good words about that person.
The devil wants to rob us all of God's blessings. Wouldn't it be amazing to be known in the office, at home with our family, and with our friends as a person who stands for righteousness, a person who exemplifies Jesus, who stands out not because they are outstanding but because they simply do the simple things right.
In Mattew 5:44 Jesus tells us all, "But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous."
-- By: Shaun Lee
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