So today I was commenting on a friends Facebook post. I was told to F-off & get a life for respectfully defending a friend. As a country girl, it's very hard not to go off completely. But as a Christian who is a new creature, I took a second and asked God to bless them, soften their hearts and put someone in their lives to be a good witness.
You see, i used to be like that. I'd tell ya where to go in a heartbeat. But Jesus changed me & taught me how to love people even when they spit in your face. It's not always easy, but the minute I get worked up, I feel the Holy Spirit calming me and the word i hear is GRACE! "Give them the same grace I gave you." I was so lost in my sin. I did some terrible things. But God's grace covered me and changed me.
That person that "blessed" me out, may have thought I was being condescending when I said I would pray for God's blessings on their life, but that's because they don't understand how after being cussed out, I could say that. And that's because they don't know God.
They don't know the overwhelming love of Jesus. I pray one day they will though. I'm not perfect and I never will be. But in my weakness, that's when God shows up.
So to those people who said those things to me, I say, I love you, I'd take a bullet for you, because God loves you. And because God's love is in me, I don't see you for what you DO, I see you for who you ARE. A lost child of God, carrying hurts from religious people, lugging the past around. It breaks my heart. And all I can do is keep praying for them. I never thought turning the other cheek would hurt. Not my pride, but my heart....
