But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. (Matthew 5:44, 45 NIV)
In the face of frustration, it can be difficult to put this passage into practice. Like many things, it only becomes possible when we make this a "want". If you do not desire something, you will never work towards it. Praying for our enemies is not easy, however, it can be when you ask The Lord to give you a desire to pray for them and then ask Him to show you how He sees them. Think about Jonah and the lesson he learned about having mercy when he had to go to the people of Nineveh who he did not like. Think about all the people who were praying for Saul and how he turned the world upside down after turning to Christ and changing his name to Paul. You never know the things that God has in store for the future, today's enemy could be tomorrow's fellow brother or sister in Christ. When we pray for our enemies today, pray for them as if they are your brother or sister in Christ, they just don't know it yet. Try to see them and their potential through God's eyes.
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