Bless those who persecute you - bless them, don't curse them!

Romans 12:14 CJB

Share with the saints in need. I'm good with that idea most days, and I think I'm improving.

Pursue hospitality. Yep. Love that. Sometimes I'm out of energy for it but most days I'm good with that.

But Bless those who persecute? 

Love my enemies?

Bless and don't curse?

Today I'm struggling with this. 

Those who persecute "you" - this is a letter written to a church community, so the "you" could be those persecuting others in your community.

In my community.

And my confession is this:

I want to curse them.

I have cursed them.

I want to continue to curse them.

Until they change.

I hate their impact on people in my community.

At the same time I can't walk away from what God's word is saying, so I'm praying that this energy that's going into cursing will fuel action towards justice, to fuel compassion for the persecuted.

Perhaps a good step for me is to stop the cursing. That cursing in my heart and mind makes me feel better in the moment, maybe superior. 

Ouch. 

But that doesn't really help me or anyone else.

Where is God's word nudging you today? 

This is where He is nudging me.

Let's allow the Word to shape and challenge and form us into the people He wants us to be.

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