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Terrence and I were chatting on skype and talking about this coming Tuesday's CVS finals, and I said that I needed all the good luck I needed, and he replied that I didn't need luck- I needed skills and GOD'S WISDOM. He went on to say that we should pray for everything, and when doing so, to have the right heart, ask for the right thing, and to not have any hidden sin- we'll have a powerful prayer then.
I bemoaned the fact that my nightly prayers always don't seem so powerful- I always pray for good health for my family and friends, happiness, world peace, a better world, and for God to bless all those who have helped me in one way or another. And Terrence replied, "You should also bless your enemies, people that you hate or do not like. They (enemies) will be happy, and God will be happy."
And it struck me, there and then, that I have never, in the 9 years since I started doing nightly prayers, asked God to BLESS MY ENEMIES. By "enemies" I mean people I do not like, or who have wronged me in one way or another. Have I, up till now, still never truly forgive those who have made me unhappy, or who have wronged me before? Deep down, do I still bear grudges for the way they treated me? Or am I just simply just a bitter person?
I would hate to think of myself as a bitter person, and when I think about it, I don't feel any contempt for those who have hurt me before. So why not bless these people too? From tonight, my enemies will be included in my prayers. I will ask God to bless them too.
"But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;" - Matthew 5:44
Thank you Terrence, for showing me how to become a better Christian!
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Sunday, April 17, 2011
I bemoaned the fact that my nightly prayers always don't seem so powerful- I always pray for good health for my family and friends, happiness, world peace, a better world, and for God to bless all those who have helped me in one way or another. And Terrence replied, "You should also bless your enemies, people that you hate or do not like. They (enemies) will be happy, and God will be happy."
And it struck me, there and then, that I have never, in the 9 years since I started doing nightly prayers, asked God to BLESS MY ENEMIES. By "enemies" I mean people I do not like, or who have wronged me in one way or another. Have I, up till now, still never truly forgive those who have made me unhappy, or who have wronged me before? Deep down, do I still bear grudges for the way they treated me? Or am I just simply just a bitter person?
I would hate to think of myself as a bitter person, and when I think about it, I don't feel any contempt for those who have hurt me before. So why not bless these people too? From tonight, my enemies will be included in my prayers. I will ask God to bless them too.
"But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;" - Matthew 5:44
Thank you Terrence, for showing me how to become a better Christian!