Love your enemies part 2 - A deeper journey…
….I thought God will forever be telling me "I am so proud of you my child!"
We really have a funny and progressive God because as His child, He once again asked me to deeper journey. In late 2006, He was always convicting me with His words ‘Love your enemies. Love one another as I have loved you.’
As an active servant in the community, I had the chance to serve and interact with different people. Naturally, I came across people with whom I don’t have good chemistry with. There will be someone whose mere presence irritates me. There was an instance when I would look at someone and ask God ‘Is he/she sincere in what he/she is doing?’ There were times when I was asking God why He let someone come near me. I also experienced having rebellious thoughts whenever a certain brother is leading the praise and worship. I didn’t show these people what I felt nor confronted them. The battle was inside me.
But here is God, bugging me with His words, ‘LOVE YOUR ENEMIES.’ I explored this message. I can very well remember that Christmas eve dinner in 2006 when I opened up myself to Ate Noralyn. I asked her how is it to really love my ‘enemies.’ I told her the emotions and thoughts that I have whenever I see people whom I am not comfortable with. I asked her, ‘Isn’t it enough for me to have a civil relationship with these people?’ Anyway, I am not doing anything to them.
God answered through her, ‘It is not enough. What matters most is what is inside your heart. Who are we to judge?’
So the BIG question now is HOW????
