Be the first
January 15, 2010 in Short(e)r by Stephan Joubert
written by Stephan Joubert
“Be kind to your enemies. It’s you who made them.” I read that the other day. It’s true words, but not easy to live out. Our enemies are our enemies exactly because we don’t get along with them. Otherwise, they would have been our friends. We all know people we don’t get along with. The mistake we need to be careful of is thinking that we first need to like these people before we can do good toward them. When the bible teaches we should love our enemies, it means we should act correctly toward them even when we don’t feel like it. No need to wait until our feelings toward them change. Followers of Jesus are the first to show kindness toward those who don’t show kindness to them. Be the first to walk that second mile, even if you don’t feel like it.
