Love- How do we love and forgive our enemies?

Love- How do we love and forgive our enemies?

Do you remember your life before God came and saved you? Who were you? Were you perfect? Can you imagine all the people you may have hurt when you were in bondage?

If God has forgiven you for being all the things you were before he cleaned you up, then can you find it in your heart to give a person that God may be trying to clean up a chance?

We must first realize that an enemy is being used by the satan to carry out his goal to steal, kill, and destroy the will to submit to the Holy Spirit, God, and Jesus in our hearts. These people are in bondage until they choose to stop allowing evil spiritual to influences and control their thoughts and actions.

As Christians we are to be patient and enduring in love as God was with us when we were in bondage before we became saved.

By doing so we are showing them the joy and strength of God through allowing him to use us. Now by no means am I recommending you go visit your enemy everyday and endure unnecessary malice treatment.

But I would recommend when in presence of an enemy agree with your adversary quickly ( don’t argue) Realizing it is not the person but the spirits inside them at war with the holy spirit inside you.

Spiritual Warfare is an important key element in keeping from being tempted to disagree and fall victim to spirits of dislike which is the enemies plan each and every time you see the person of whom the enemy satan is residing.

I encourage you to pray for your enemies deliverance out of bondage, pray when around your enemy for God to guide your tongue and actions, and tell satan in Jesus name he must flee your mind when any thoughts that do not line up with love occur.

Below I have listed a few biblical references to the above recommendations and conclusions

Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; -1 Corinthians 13:4-5

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places- Ephesians 6:12

But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil. -Luke 6:35

A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another. John 13: 34-35

Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison. Matthew 5:25

Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots. Luke 23:34

Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;- Hebrews 12:15

Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.

4 His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.

5 Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God Psalms 146:3-5

If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?- 1 John 4:20