If the love of Christ dwells in us,
we shall not only cherish no hatred toward our fellows, but we shall seek in
every way to manifest love toward them. – Thoughts from the Mount of Blessing,
pg. 58.
It
had happened again. It seemed like every time I was around her she had
something sarcastic and bitter to say about me. It could be about anything; the
way I dressed, talked, worked, or the people I hung out with. She always got on
my nerves! I tried many times to be nice to her and to be her friend, but it
never seemed to work. If I wasn’t a
Christian I would slap her on the face, I remember thinking one time.
But
one day it went too far. I wasn’t having a good day, and she made fun of the
fact. That made me mad. I walked away, but as I did I started praying. I just can’t handle this anymore, Lord; I
need you to put love in my heart towards her. I need that love right now. The
idea came to my mind to go visit her and talk to her; not talk about what had
happened, but chat about random things, just as friends! I made some cookies
and marched to her room. She opened the door and greeted me with a warm smile; she
was really surprised that I went to see her! We had a really nice conversation
together for more than an hour and a half, and when I was just about to leave
she said she was sorry for the way that she had treated me before. Wow! I
couldn’t believe it; what a change!
Ever
since then our friendship has been improving more and more, only because I
decided to let Jesus work in me and put His love into my heart. If I ask Him,
He can not only fill me with His love, but also teach me how to show it in a
practical way that warms others’ hearts too.
~ Mildred Rhys
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