1 Thessalonians 5:15
Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always try to be kind to each other and to everyone else.
Some believe the motto “an eye for an eye”. However that is not wh... View More1 Thessalonians 5:15
Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always try to be kind to each other and to everyone else.
Some believe the motto “an eye for an eye”. However that is not what our Father in Heaven or Jesus says. They say “turn the other check” or “vengeance is mine” says the Lord. We are told to love one another above all else and love the Lord. We are told Love conquers All and the list goes on about the kindness we must show and how we must Love.
So no we are not to take things into our own hands. We are to pray about all things and wait for God to give us a word. This has been a big lesson for me over the years. Because I was a scrappy fighter. I grew up in gangs and learned I had to fight for everything I needed or wanted. It wasn’t until I had my children that I realized there was love and other ways the Lord required of me.
I always have know God but it wasn’t until I had kids that I read my Bible fully. It was then I gained my relationship and learned to trust God at his word. I have found a faithful Father even when I wasn’t. I learned that even when I strayed I could could come back and my prayers were heard and granted. I learned that Gods love is more important in this world than human experience. I learned my relationship with Jesus and God I can trust and rely on when family and friends leave or hurt you. It’s been my one constant in my life that I could know would never leave me or forsake me.
So now I don’t look to have revenge or payback. I will stand up and fight only when God tells me to. Otherwise I love and forgive because that is what God commands. For what ever reason I fail at the flesh. I know I have forgiveness because of Jesus. We are not perfect but saved through his son. Amen
May God bless you always
