WOYWW: Love Your Enemies!

Here is my desk on this messy Wednesday morning.

I much prefer my desk last week on the 

Treasure Junk!!!

The wind was blowing and I had a marvelous view

of the limestone islands of Halong Bay, Vietnam!

Now it is just my ordinary every day mess!!!

Today I am drawing Elisha, the servant of

the great prophet Elijah.

Elisha followed Elijah everywhere

and wouldn't leave him.

Perhaps he was afraid of what might happen.

After all, Elijah had many enemies, not the least of which

was the infamous Jezebel, she who had no compunction

to kill or destroy anyone who stood in her path!!!

When Elisha knew God was going to take

Elijah away, he asked for a 

double portion of Elijah's spirit.

He knew that would b the only thing 

that could take away his anxiety and fear

of what the future would bring.

The other night I woke up and

remembered all the things 

should be worrying about.

And I thought to myself,

"If I remembered these all the time,

I wouldn't be able to go to sleep!"

And then thankfully, I promptly fell asleep!

Thank you Lord for Your Spirit

that allows me to trust in You

for my future,

and have faith that You will provide

all the wisdom and guidance I need

for all the responsibilities I have!!!

 "Love your enemies..." Matthew 5:44

God loves the people we don't.

He loves them unconditionally.

The Church multiplies in persecution,

not in prosperity.

That's why Christianity is the fastest

growing religion in China.

The govt. ordered the huge Sanjiang 

church in Wenzhou, called 

"China's Jerusalem" demolished and 

it was razed down last April.

More churches are being demolished

and crosses torn down.

In Aljazeera, an Iman was ranting that

600 million Muslims are converted

to Christianity every year.

Why? Maybe because the Christians

living there are living the Gospel,

because they are loving,

because they are challenged

to live their faith.

 I can't think of a single enemy,

but there are people

I dislike, or avoid, because

they are difficult, angry, or

make me feel bad.

The challenge is to love them,

to be kind to them,

to embrace them with God's love

which is perfect.

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Blessings!

Patsy