Love One Another...?

Whenever some one tells me, be nice to others! I would think, Yes I will be nice…. But when the situations become difficult, what I feel is that, why? Isn’t the other person being nice to me? It is not fair LORD, I am struggling to be nice, and you help me!! “It is not at all fair that I have to be kind and nice to other person when they are being mean to me”

Our Heavenly Father says the same thing, “Be nice to your brother. . ."

Many times I feel like shouting, "No! I don't want to! Even though he's a Christian or even though I have been nice to him/her many times, he/she isn't treating me nicely. It isn't fair that I have to be kind to him/her when he/she is treating me like this." Still Our Heavenly Father says, "Be kind to one another." In fact, He goes so far as to say, "Love one another as I have loved you."

Right from our Childhood, I am thought to be nice, but am I really nice??? My mom and dad did their best, now its time for me to prove them best! Sometimes I tend to think about instances when I was good to that person and feel bad and hurted thinking that though I was good so many times, this is what I get in return! But Loving one another includes being willing to respectfully confront one another when necessary, to work to find solutions to disagreements, and to forgive those who hurt you. That means giving up your desire to be angry and to get back at the offender. The secret lies in abiding in Christ.

And when I ask again and again, "Why LORD?" He replies, "So others will see that you follow Me."

Awesome LORD!! I don’t have any more questions about this. But one request, MAKE ME STRONG! :)

Prayer:

Beloved Father, make me ever mindful that the world is watching my life. Guide my thoughts and guard my lips when feelings of hurt and fear overtake me. Let me show love to my brothers and sisters so that others will say, "Truly Christ can change a life. Surely He is the Son of God."

“A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.” - John 13:34-35

“Be ye kind one to another . . . forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.” - Ephesians 4:32