21 If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat;
if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.
22 In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head,
and the LORD will reward you.
Proverbs 25:22-23.
Such a good book. Full of wisdom that even people who are naysayers of the Bible can appreciate.
But have you ever really tried to LIVE verses like these? You have someone in mind, I’m sure, who bugs the crap out of you. Always doing things to trip you up. You greatly dislike them. But here, in Proverbs, it says to be nice to them! EVEN THOUGH THEY SUCK!
But, I’ve learned something from a previous job. There was an employee who always seemed to try and make me look bad, or boss me around or just act like they where better than me. Rather than getting even, I tried my hardest to be nice, do things that would be considerate and just be friendly. It was more of a challenge to God and His Word than anything else.
“Ok God, here is a good opportunity to see if Your Word is correct!” I’m sure I said to myself.
A few months of this past. Not much change. But suddenly, almost out of the blue, we were laughing together! That person was going around to erands with me and defending me against others and being very friendly! I was amazing!
Of course, I didn’t stop being nice - but it shows that hey .. it does work for the most part. Give it a try. It won’t be an over night success - but mostly things that are don’t last anyway.
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