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A Christian can measure the depth of his or her faith by the frequency of his or her prayers for difficult people.

It doesn’t take a whole lot of faith to pray for your friends or for your loved ones.

We have natural, emotional reasons to do so.

But when it comes to praying for those who boil our blood and perhaps send some spit our way now and then, praying for their well-being is neither natural or emotional.

Instead, the natural desire is for them to “get what they deserve.”

That’s a bad philosophy, though.

What if we received from God what we deserve?

Hmmmm…..

It’s always better to pray for others even if they don’t like us or perhaps even hate us.

Because, ultimately, prayer is a form of intercessory worship intended to praise God when seeking good for others, even those who consider us as enemies.

King David knew well about praying for those who hated him.

In Psalm 35, he gives us a vivid display of the attitude that God wants regarding prayers for those who prey upon us.

They repay me evil for good and leave me like one bereaved. Yet when they were ill, I put on sackcloth and humbled myself with fasting. When my prayers returned to me unanswered, I went about mourning as though for my friend or brother. I bowed my head in grief as though weeping for my mother.” (vv. 12-14)

Wow. Persistent prayers for those doing evil to us? Prayers offered with the same measure of intensity as if we were praying for our moms?

Is this how you pray for those who hassle you?

Listen, we’ve all got some growing to do spiritually.

Let’s get to it.

Beginning today with prayers for the needs of those who cause us grief.

You know, Jesus did the same thing on the cross, didn’t He?

Father, forgive them…..”

As always, I love you
Martin

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