“But to you who are willing to listen, I say, love your enemies! Do good to those who hate you. Bless those who curse you. Pray for those who hurt you.”“Do to others as you would like them to do to you.”—Luke 6:27-28, 31 (NLT)
Heavenly Father,
Help me be one who is willing to listen to Your instructions—and to love and do good to everyone, just as I would want others to do to me.
Help me not to allow how
others treat me, or mistreat me, to determine the path that I walk down—but rather
make my path straight and my way sure, as I listen and follow the example that
was set before me in Christ.
Show me how truly loving
another person does not mean enabling
them to continue to sin—for in doing so I become an active participant in the
sin. Instead, help me always to stand
for both truth and grace—as expressed through Christ’s perfect love—as equally
necessary parts of any good
relationship I might have.
Let my actions reflect my
love for You and let my love for others be an outflow of that love for You—as I
surrender the desires of my mind, will and emotions to the control of Your Holy
Spirit, so I can walk in the obedience, freedom and joy You have reserved for
those who choose to follow Christ.
Help me do good to those
who hate me, bless those who curse me and always pray for those who hurt me—so
that they might be rescued by Your love from the sin that enslaves them.
Help me be one who is willing to listen to Your instructions—and to love and do good to everyone, just as I would want others to do to me.
In the name of Jesus,
Amen.
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