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Fake Friends & Real Enemies

Psalm 55:12-14 The Message (MSG) says; This isn’t the neighborhood bully mocking me—I could take that. This isn’t a foreign devil spitting invective—I could tune that out. It’s you! We grew up together! You! My best friend! Those long hours of leisure as we walked arm in arm, God a third party to our conversation. Many of us are dealing with fake friends and real enemies and it hurts because the person that hurt us isn’t someone we just met. If we be honest with ourselves, we really want hurt, harm, and danger to come upon them, but we’re too scared to pray that prayer. Before we become so self-righteous, we need to see if we are the fake friend, or the real enemy. Sometimes it’s not the other person, it’s us. Sometimes, we are the one’s that people want to pray hurt, harm, and danger on, because we ran our mouths too much, or became disrespectful in some way. Have you ever realized that fake friends are meant to distract you and enemies are meant to draw you closer to God? When dealing with something like this, you need to seek God and ask him for clarity in the situation. When God answers you, don’t tune him out if he reveals that you are the fake friend or the real enemy.

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing.

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Our Enemies Need Prayer Too

Many of us would love to see our enemies demise. After all, they’ve caused much chaos in our lives. It really wouldn’t phase us if we heard that they died. Some of us would shout and say; Lord I got the victory. Many of us would say; that’s what you get for messing with a child of God. But, none of us would think twice about them or the family they left behind. We need to sincerely pray for our enemies. Realizing they are children of God too. The bible says; it not his will that none shall perish. Because someone is your enemy, doesn’t mean they need to go to hell. Some of us don’t really know how to pray for our enemy, so let’s try this:

Lord I want to thank you for my enemies. For if it had not been for them, I wouldn’t know how to pray and I wouldn’t have the relationship I have with you. Now Lord, I ask that you watch over my enemies and keep them. If they don’t have a relationship with you, don’t let them close their eyes in death until they do. Keep them safe and secure, and watch over their families. Lord let no hurt, harm, or danger come to them. Keep them from dangers seen and unseen. Lord, don’t let them lack anything and bless them bountifully. Lord most of all, forgive them for what they’ve done to me and help me to have true forgiveness for them. Teach me to love them, for I know I may be just like them and I’m someone’s enemy too. So, Lord forgive me too. Lord, let us reconcile our differences and hold no grudges towards each other. Help me to keep my mouth off them, and keep my focus on you. In Jesus name amen.

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing.

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Enemies

Instead of always talking about how much you dislike your enemies, take them to lunch. Yes, those people you know don’t like you, spread rumors about you and hoping to see you fail; take them to lunch.

The bible says, if your enemies are hungry give them something to eat, if they are thirsty give them something to drink; you will reap coals of fire on their head.

For the rest of the week let lunch be on you. Break bread with your enemy , talk to them and see if you can resolve the issue. If not, you’ve still followed the word of God.

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing.

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