Week 1: Friday
“But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.”
Think about the last time someone did something that hurt you. It felt terrible, didn’t it? When someone treats us unkindly or causes us pain, the last thing we want to do is pray for them. Get even? Yep! Ignore them? Probably. Pray for them? Absolutely not. But here, Jesus encourages us to pray for our enemies. Why? Because he knows that when we do, our hearts change in the process. We begin to see them and the situation in a different way. And while things may not get resolved the way we’d like, praying will change our hearts for the better.
Take time today to pray for someone you’ve been struggling with and see how God changes your heart in the process.