Friday, August 15, 2008

bless

it's so hard to humbly ask God to bless your enemies.

i have struggled with this issue over this past week. i understand the calling. i get that we are truly supposed to wish good upon those that administer the worst to us, but understanding this concept doesn't make it any easier to implement on a day-to-day basis.

i, as a Christ-follower, have been called to high standards of acceptance and love even amidst the strongest hatred. in Jesus, and because of the blood he shed, i have been given the ability to love somewhat like Him. but that ability is dependent only upon this: whether or not i choose to discover and activate that love even in the most broken circumstances. 

my indifference is colder than hate itself, and my humility is seriously lacking when i ask God to bless those who have wronged me. 

i feel like if i ask God to bless my enemies, i'm letting him know that i am no longer hurting, and that couldn't be further from the truth. but he is truth, and he does know when i'm hurting.

maybe the prayer for our own strength, goes hand-in-hand with the prayer to bless. 

bless my enemies, and give me the strength to watch.

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