Don’t Make Oaths. Turn the Other Cheek. Love Your Enemies. But Why? • Sermon on the Mount (Ep 5)
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- Опубликовано: 18 май 2024
- Join us for the fifth episode exploring the most well-known collection of Jesus' teachings, the Sermon on the Mount. In this video, you'll learn:
- Why Jesus said not to make oaths to people
- How Jesus advocates a nonviolent resistance to evil
- What it meant to “turn the other cheek” in the ancient world
- Why Jesus said to love your enemies
- What it means to “be complete, just as your heavenly Father is complete.”
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Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: May God CONTINUE TO BLESS YOUR MINDS, TEAMWORK, AND EFFORTS TO SPREADING THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST! AMEN!
Let us all remember that forgiveness is a gift from God. We CANNOT forgive in our own strength. Only through the GRACE of our Lord Jesus Christ through the POWER of Holy Spirit can we forgive those who have hurt us. We CAN go boldly to the throne of grace and ask God to give us virtue to do this❤
Agreed ❤
The trouble with what you say is that although it might be true in theory, it is not actually literally true. It is in fact possible to forgive, as Jesus told us to do. I know people who forgive truly and deeply without any evidence of divine grace at all. They are obeying Jesus without even believing in him.
Also remember that's cs lewis said 'if you have excuses you don't need forgiveness, true forgiveness comes when there is no excuses and you know EXACTLY what you did and did it on purpose.. . And are still forgiven... beautiful
@@Queezbo I believe that it is still God behind forgiveness, even though some might not acknowledge or be aware of it at all. It is known as God's common grace -as in Matthew 5:45 where it rains on the righteous and the unrighteous.
This is totally correct. That's why Peter begged: "Lord, give us more faith" immediately after Jesus encouraged them to forgive "up to 70 times".
My manager at work became pregnant & after she had her child she arrived back..BUT with her boyfriend. His spirit made me angry how bossy, rude, arrogant & unmannerly he was. I stopped saying "GM" and ignored my coworkers. I even became rude and called off twice on the day OF- POINT IS, I had hate for them and disliked them with such a passion I shut down at work. I prayed about it, & the LORD put this video on my feed for a reason. God works in mysterious ways...I will humble myself after watching this. I will be in good cheer and try to love my brothers and sisters. I pray for everyone reading this.Jesus Is Real, God bless.
And I pray for His strength and grace upon you as you walk in obedience in Jesus ' name. Amen
Watch the bait of Satan by John bevere. It helped me overcome my hatred for my family & people that I will encounter in the future
I AGREE. THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS
Oh I need this!!! I work with a man in his late 60s who is a sex addict. He tells other employees about the strippers and prostitutes he visits. He is constantly bringing single mothers home and takes advantage of them. He literally makes my skin crawl. I've been praying hard for him and to not be disgusted by him. I avoid him at all costs. Its a small office. I often turn around and see him staring at me. My blood pressure goes up. Its terrible but I have very hateful thoughts about him. Please pray for me!!❤ and him!!
As we pray for him please ask God to see him through Gods lens’s and not our own. It’s a game changer for God is love. Thank you for praying for him it’s what we can do as Gods children
Blessings ❤
God loves him… and hates his sin! God’s love can overcome even the most ingrained sinfulness! I pray that the presence of God in you will be STRONG in goodness, all power and might, in wisdom and generosity, in graciousness and kindness… that the work He began in you will continue so that the good work He ordained you to do will be done with joy!
It also might not be your responsibility to be a friend to this guy; maybe God will send someone else who can act as a mentor or brother figure and get him to re-think how he lives his life. Earnestly praying for his wellbeing is a very good example of loving him.
It might help to understand addiction. It usually results from trauma so something happened to him when he was a child and this is how he copes with the pain inside.
I’m so sorry you’re having to deal with this. His behaviour is disgusting and unacceptable and should not be tolerated in the workplace. We are commanded to forgive however the Bible does not tell us to continue in relationships with people who have damaged us or are still damaging us, family or not. In fact, the Scriptures are full of teachings instructing us to leave relationships with wicked or evil people, to be separate from them, to shun, outcast, and purge them from our midst. Praying the HR at your workplace deals with this situation and does it quickly.
I sinned so bad yesterday against someone I used to be friends with who turned on me. I picked a fight with her and bc nobody else likes her; i baited her. I threw rocks and hid my hands. Everyone consoled me and treated me as the victim. I was not. I asked GOD for forgiveness but I feel like 🗑️. This video hits home. yesterday I took a L. I really want to do better. Please pray for me , I’ll pray for you… Thanks..
Why don't you go and apologize?
@@fulconandroadcone9488I agree, apologizing and telling that girl the truth would be better.
Sevenkings, try your best to make peace with her and leave the past behind the both of you.
God is good
You are blessed for acknowledging your wrongs as some ppl don’t. Ask God for forgiveness and for guidance. Don’t be so hard on yourself for God has a time for everything. We can only learn and grow thank God your heart to turn to what is right for God is a righteous God ❤
That hurts, but follow the Lord's leading on how to make it right. And sitting being quiet to preserve yourself while feeling guilty ain't the road to start traveling down. And don't believe the lie it's too late and let it slide. Be quick to reconcile. God will be with you.
You stoned her?
I always end up crying every time I watch a Bible Project vid 😭
There's so many people skating on thin ice with me right now, please heavenly father help me😢
I pray and prophesy into your life by the Spirit of God. God will help you and He will turn your life around into its best and greatest version, in Jesus name, amen
What helps me is sometimes saying to myself when I have a negative encounter; "we are called to love people, not like them!"
It reminds me that, we can't like everyone's personalities/actions and vice versa, but I'd still help that person if they needed it and I'd still share the Gospel with them. It brings the focus back to whats important and helps me forgive and move on from the encounter
I'll recommended watching "the bait of Satan" by John bevere.
This is also something Bishop MarMari quoted in one of his sermons, “When someone slaps your right cheek turn to them your other cheek- doesn’t just necessarily mean to force them into treating you as an equal, but also you must choose to use the cheek that is cool, calm and hasn’t been hurt, that way you won’t retaliate using your struck cheek which is red, pampered, hot and heavy by pain. Always choose your other cheek rather than obeying to the one that is expecting you to harm one of God’s misbehaving children.
I don't know if I can wait nearly two weeks for this. This one dude at work is livin' on borrowed time.
Ikr 😅
I feel ya on that one!
Read your bible then.
Pray brother/sister 😁
God’s word is powerful the Bible project dudes would want you to read the scriptures and pray to be free from our propensity to react to people from the sinful nature. 😊 and we can have that freedom right now. Ask Holy Spirit to fill you with his love and truth from the Bible. He is always present with us! He wants to guide you through all your emotions and circumstances 🙏🤗
Thank you so much for giving context to Jesus’s teaching. So many years listen to pastors speaking on this teaching with no context left me with feeling like something was missing to truly understand what Jesus was trying to teach. With the cultural context, the teaching is so much clearer to me now. God bless bible project!!
This episode premier at my 18th birthday, thank you Bible Project for your wonderful videos it realy helped me and my friends a lot to understand the Bible and God a little bit better with each of your videos. Best of luck to your team and God bless you.
Happy early birthday! Thank you so much for sharing this with us! It's great to hear our resources are impacting you in such a meaningful way.
Happy birthday🥳🥳have a great year ahead! May GOD Almighty bless you
Happy birthday to you
I’m only noticing now that there are more and more people listening to Jesus’ sermon as the series progresses! Brilliant detail!
6:20 SURREAL levels of animation 💯👏🏻❤️🔥
beautifully made. As a fellow animator, I just LOVE what bible project does. I just started being a donator also :)
I am really struggling forgiving and feeling grace towards someone that is hurting my husband at work. Even he has more grace towards her than me and it makes me angry because I feel he is letting her take more advantage of him. I know he is trying to be radical like Jesus in ‘loving’ her and someone how that makes it harder for me. This person is just a troublemaker and seems to have no shame. His supervisor has no conviction and courage to discipline her. I am also very frustrated at him. I have never been able to relate to the idea of enemies until now. Please pray for God to change my heart and clean it of this ugliness. Thank you 🙏
THANK YOU LORD IN HEAVEN, i come across these videos because you speak to me in many different forms, i am surrounded by your love even when i have been ungrateful for this beautiful life you gifted me💛 i ask for forgiveness, the patience you have for me is unlike no other being. in JESUS CHRISTS name, AMEN.
Consider that God reconciled us to Himself through the blood of Christ. He forgave us of our sins, but He also restored us to relationship with Himself. That reconciliation required our repentance. Repentance is the key to any hopes for reconciliation in our estranged relationships today. So it's important to understand that you can forgive someone without resuming contact or picking a relationship back up. You can forgive someone even if you know you can never have the same relationship.
Depending on the circumstances, you may even need to avoid contact.
True …and, with the presence of the Holy Spirit empowering you, you can take up your own identity again as a child of God even after someone has broken you down to subhuman. You can walk in joy, peace and love. You can be empowered to command respect without manipulating other people... because you are secure in your identity as a son/daughter of the Living God!
Yes!
Masterfully done. Praise God. Brought me to tears multiple times. Especially when she turns the other cheek and the assailant pauses to consider whether or not she will do this terrible thing, then she does it, and the look of horror on her face at what she’d done. Wow. Such a powerful illustration. Thank you Bible Project! And of course an even bigger thanks to our Rabbi Jesus
One thing I like about the videos you guys make, is that you explain what biblical phrases meant in the context of ancient times. I always knew of the saying "Turn the other cheek." But only in this video did I learn of what that meant in the days when Christ walked the earth. So much care, planning and effort is put into these animations, and all of that is commendable.
Forgiveness doesn't come easily. I know that I'm not the only one struggling with this. Often it helps to imagine when Jesus was on the cross. Some people shook their heads mocking him. They knew nothing of him. What prayer he did on that cross keeps helping me persevere. Sometimes it's so harsh and hurts a lot. To be misunderstood, to be blamed for. To be despised. But that cannot be the reason that I can hate them or get angry toward them. I know Jesus did the opposite. I HOPE I CAN JUST THINK OF HIM through all this.❤ and looking forward to watch this!!
i have difficulty understanding why the tree of knowledge/good and evil was created. i have difficulty appreciating why a 'loving god' would put a thing such as that in the garden. why create temptation a thing that god would know would be the downfall of man upon creating it ...[?]
trauma has devastated my life as has not having good examples [of how to live] shown to me. my life atm is heavy after a lifetime of trauma and hardship.
i will persist in learning from gods word and will continue to take guidance from this and other channels but i wonder if i will ever be able to heal and wonder if i will ever feel at peace.
@@kk-qy4sc So, I think the tree of knowledge of good and evil was not inherently bad on it's own. It is that man disobey that led to sin. Both the temptation and the sin of man is as a result of God's will. God want those that serve him not robot. But I think this "theology" is not what you need with the story you shared.
I can't imagine what you're going through. I just want to say that you are heard. And God's hears you. He says that He will keep you in perfect peace if your mind is stay on Him (Ish 26:3). Keep trusting God as you said. I would also recommend that you take stock on the good things in your life. Write it down if possible. Appreciate God for that. Rejoice in it.
See the "bad" from a good standpoint and things might change. Don't compare yourself with others but compare your today with yesterday.
God bless you and give you guidance.
A brother in Christ.
@@kk-qy4scwhy did God create the sun moon and stars? Why did He create plant and animals? Why did He create the heavens and the earth? God knows everything and when God does a thing, it is good. Not because God does good things only but because ‘Everything’ that God does, is good. You do not know things like God knows things. Why did i decide to reply you? Who am i? Where am i from? Where was i born? When was i born? You do not know. But God knows all that and more. So instead of trying to bring God down to your level of knowledge so that He can answer your questions. Submit and accept His Ways and His Words. See, recognise , know that you do not know everything and that God knows everything. And that God is good because God is God. But i can tell you that, when you submit to His Ways and His Words. He will send you His Spirit and by His Spirit, everything will make sense and you will see and understand why all things happen as they do. I hope that answers your question?
@@kk-qy4sc but i also hear your suffering and so I pray and prophesy into your life by the Spirit of God. God will help you and He will turn your life around into its best and greatest version, in Jesus name, amen
@@David_Shittu to follow up to your thought. Is the thought that the tree was created isn't the point. To surcom to the fact that eve wanted to be equal to God or be God like. It's also about a lesson of having a free will.
Isn't it beautiful the way Jesus teaches a 3-step exercise to love "enemies" (the most difficult ones)?
After the 3 examples: Turn the other face, give also the cloak, walk a second mile, He then explain even better.
Forgiveness is hard. But, I am finding it easier to with each forgiving of someone' actions against me. Christ did it, so must I. I've forgiven my father whom I hated ... it was free'ing. Christ sets us free. Pains me when people complain of another, I tell them to forgive, and they 'oh hell no' ... yeh, hell is the one place they will see if they cannot. If we do not forgive, God does not forgive us. So simply spelled out in the Our Father' prayer, to do His will, not our own.
Maturing is Forgiving is easy what's hard is forgetting
We don't have to forget
If we ask God to help us be like Him..Micah 7:19... Its possible, but may take time
It's impossible for us to forget especially when something is really hurtful situations instead we choose to forgive of what we cannot forget, do not let the past take over you or overpower you. Have grace into yourself and dont let the past overpower
Forgiving can only be done by forgetting the offence. God had literally stated that when we ask for forgiveness and he gives it to us, he also forgets the very thing that we did. God has chosen to let go of every bad decision you have made the second you begged him to forgive you. Therefore when he also states “you must forgive others as I have forgiven you” we need to forget what may have happened or otherwise we aren’t actually forgiving that person, just choosing to be nice to them is different. Not forgetting what they’ve done actually keeps you and that other person disabled and unable to move forward in any improvement- When they either ask you to forgive them or you choose to forgive them first whoever forgives can now officially move forward with no knowledge of the past. You need to trust in them as an entirely new human being who can now actually change their ways and do better- you need to put that trust in their hands every time so that they can feel the permission to now be better- But also not because they deserve it but because God expects you to. 🙏❤️ I love you all very much, and I mean this wholeheartedly.
This reminds me of when Joseph wept so loudly when seeing his brothers in the flesh. The story of Joseph is so powerful about the struggle of overcoming trauma and how much forgiveness costs. I found the book Total Forgiveness by RT Kendall so helpful with this, it goes through the story of Joseph and links to other people's stories in the modern day. God bless you in your ongoing journey.
9:47 the use of the red line, and the fact that healing requires you to cross the line is so beautiful.
12:20 the line being washed away and the footsteps are immaculate
I cried watching this video, stirring up heart ♥️ and what a non unexpected way to treat your enemies. 🙏
It opens everyone's mind. Hopefully we can do this all the time. Thanks to God for reminding us to be a good people.
Wow! God you heard my tears this morning. You had to because I was so hurt about by roommate ways but this message was for me to hear. Thank You Bible Project😢
If your roommate is abusive it is important to note that the Bible does not tell us to continue in relationships with people who have damaged us and are not repentant or are still damaging us, family or not. In fact, the Scriptures are full of teachings instructing us to leave relationships with wicked or evil people, to be separate from them, to shun, outcast, and purge them from our midst.
Those two close ups of the rain and footprints was incredible!
I loved this! Truly, an explanation of wisdom that I didn’t even know. The behind the scenes was also super interesting. Thanks, guys!
Funny I’m seeing this today I mad a friend of an enemy to earlier today ! I used the word enemy for lack of a softer word . Thanks. And god bless you
This is the most convicting message series I’ve heard in a long time. It is a reminder of how good Jesus is and how much more growth I have in my Christian walk. It is easy to believe we have arrived in a mature Faith state and then we learn again that still Jesus calls us to go deeper.
Each video convicts me more of my need for growth in my faith walk but also grace that Jesus is also not done with me yet.
“Creative love is the only pathway to real peace!”
That ending with their steps breaking the line of separation instead of the separation breaking their relation is so beautiful!!!
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Amen!!! So much power to that scene!
I waited so long for this. It was worth it. Thank you for reminding me to always “be like God” the “what would Jesus do” moment. I’ve been exercising this mindset for about 3 years and it is very tough. However I just remind myself that people make a choice to be toxic. So I can make the choice to be happy. While that toxic person stays unhappy, in their own choice. It’s self sabotage.
i watched this more than 5 times now.. what a powerfull messages.!!
Your videos are literally a Godsend. Thank you for all your organization does for the faith.
These videos are such a blessing! Who knew that an eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth, meant to restore equal value not equal retribution. What would our world and faiths have become if we walked all these truths?
I needed this video. I was going through a hard time and even if Jesus really didn't mean what you guys said, it gave me a new meaning to how I treat my bosses who are making me feel oppressed. I value my integrity and honesty and, I was about to give it up until I saw this video... Just in time!!!
Praising God!!! He is SO good!
We must obey what Jesus said! Every single word! That means our pride will break. What’s the return you ask? He is coming back and He only wants a pure innocent bride. He will take the pain away even while on the earth. I asked him and He did it! We MUST LOVE our ENEMIES. Turn the other cheeks. Don’t even hurt them by ‘joking’. We can dwell in God’s word and spend time in prayer in the meantime.
That redefinition of "turn the other cheek" is what we need right now. 😅😅😅
LOVING OUR ENEMIES IS NOT PLEASING OUR ENEMIES. JESUS LOVED THE PHARISEES BUT NEVER PLEASED THEM.
This is one of the best presentations you have made. Hod is truly in the work that you all are doing. Thank you!
Correction of misspelled word:
Replace “Hod” with God.
@@carolynalverson3350 my finger often hits the h when I mean to hit g, too 😅
Wow! One of the best explanations of these topics from the Sermon on the Mount I've ever heard. Praise God for the work you do and God bless! ❤️🙏
I just witness some new revelation about my children and family and I'm so grateful to God 🙏🌿 for it has revealed my need to share the gospel truth of Jesus Christ and he's mercy and grace for them
Agreed ❤
I love how these guys make the Bible and especially Jesus' teachings make sense. So often we have to know the culture of the time for Jesus' parables and teachings to understand His message. thank you BibleProject. God Bless you
In this current generation, its really hard to apply these Sermons on the Mount as we are because we don't know what it means to do this such as offering the right cheek, people suing each other, loving your neighbor, etc
Unless we go back in Jesus's Era to understand what it means. This video is a great representation of analogy and explanation.
I really appreciate you pointing out the theme of self-respect here. It's not immediately clear to me living in a totally different culture. I've always read that passage feeling as though Jesus was advocating constantly letting people walk all over you. But I understand much better now.
Wow 😮 Bible project should do a whole video compilation of the BTS, or even a mini documentary 😅. I love to see the thinking 💭 process behind this amazing product 🙏🏽 God bless
Allen broke that down really nicely. The rain really was impactful too❤ great video
This is a great release guys, I don't always agree with everything you represent, but this is gold. I can only imagine the amount of times that unsung heroes have not only gone a second mile, but all the way for some people.
Great insight into the construction of your episodes after as well.. God bless you in this ministry!
Creative love is the only path to real peace🙏
Brilliant. Such novel graphics as well.
I'm sure more ppl appreciate the wisdom of God than ever before.
You ALL are truly AMAZING 🤩 the visual effects, story telling are the BESTEST 🗣️ EVER😍🙌🏻 thank you, thank you, thank you 🙏🏼🌻💙
Thank you so much to John, Tim & all involved in the making of this video
...wow!!! 🫶
Visually what touched me in a profound way was the line and the footprints made by the goat-herder + the shepherdess that had been filled in by the rain in the last scene.
So much can be drawn from the imagery & the meaning of it. 🙏
Thank you Jesus for revealing to us that love can conquer all...literally. God's ways are indeed higher 🙏✨️
Thanks again guys ❤
Wow! Now you mention it… I saw it, but didn’t realise its significance till I read your comment. Thanks 👏🏽
My family and I love you, guys. Thanks for everything you do.
Thank you for your encouragement! We are so happy that we can be a resource for you and your family.
12:41 THOSE WERE ACTUAL SETS?! I DID NOT NOTICE!
God gave you guys a beautiful gift and talent. Thank you for sharing it with us using God's word. Lord bless you guys and keep up the good work.
KEEP PREACHING THE WORD BROTHERS / SISTERS TRUTH AMEN 🙏❤️🙏 MUCH LOVE X
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I'm impressed by the quality of work your whole team puts out. Keep it up, I like that you keep the teaching unbiased and true to the scriptures. Truly doing Gods work.
This is so hard. Help me Jesus
Amen! Absolutely love the way you guys broke this down with absolute simplicity. It can be difficult to forgive and love our enemies but once you reach that point you feel God even more. Jesus is love and I find satisfaction in pleasing him. Again we are human and this can be challenging at times but once we surrender our emotions it becomes easier and peaceful. Be wise as as a serpent and harmless as a dove❤❤❤
That's why those who forgive are considered strong. Because it's so difficult to do this expecially when someone hurt you so much.
I want to say I felt the sweet Presence of God when the purple cartoon smacked the blue cartoon and the blue girl crossed that division line and she just stood there and got smacked again … is what The Lord did when He was apprehended ….
I mean no words - her meekness is exactly what Jesus wants from us …
Thank you to the Bible project … for helping us see it this way .. in a different way with deep understanding. Thank you !!! ❤
Thanks for taking the time to share how you've been impacted by this episode. We are encouraged by your words and so happy that we can be a resource for you!
Hello 👋 I need this TODAY! Seriously 😒
I finally understand this Bible's passage completely
God bless you all at The Bible Project
God spent six years making me question my values. But in this sixth year of refinement, I’m starting to realize that while throwing out the false doormat virtues a monster conditions into their “property,” and blocking corrupting and depraved people from my heart, I probably overdid it, and threw out a few strong virtues what would actually welcome good people, and deter the cruel, being like tall walls of refuge for the good. I guess as long as I have my space, I might as well consider what a good relationship actually is, how to stop compromising, and who is worth nurturing and protecting, once I am free. Perhaps the opposite may happen. Maybe doing these things could lead to my freedom.
One of the best episodes. Astonishing symbolism, and you done a great job with the rain. Keep doing the fantastic work, and God bless you!
I like what you guys did with the musical theme of the sermon on the mount. Making it sound like things aren't quite right.
Beautiful work.
Jesus lives ♥️ and is God 🙏🏻 Christ ✝️ and King 👑
So beautifully presented... Thank you so much guys. This was so timely. Stay Amazing !!
creative love is the only pathway to real peace
Just when I needed it. Thank you God! :>
Jesus was badass
Jesus is the absolute Truth
This video deserves millions of views
Grateful for the wisdom revealed in the scripture brought to life by the Bible Project!
How do you know all of this? Tomorrow will be ten. Just have to finish what I ve started. Lord God, please forgive all of us! Amen. .
1) Pray for those who bother you
(you can do it alone)
2) Praise those who curse you
(needs to be told to someone)
3) Do good to those who offend you and hate you
(needs to be done to the enemy himself)
To remember, I noted this way
Pray
Praise
Pay back with good
Please keep making these THERE GREAT!!!! So blessed to find this channel
I love you my Jesus.
Beautiful animation, deep message!
God bless you guys at BP, and you who are reading this!
Thank you for explanation for Jesus' commandments.
12 days. Such a tease.
Drop it early! Gotta see this
WOW. Very impactful and enlightening. Thank you.
So glad this finally was re-release
The Biblical Power of this Scripture is matched by the beauty of the animation creativity. + aesthetic... Excellent work, BibleProject!
So incredible! Thank you for explaining these facets of God's heart in clear ways - adding the context of ancient-day really helped a lot too! The animation is beautiful and the symbol of the cracks/divides caused by hamrful/sin actions was powerful. Thank you all so much for what you do and your creative output in the name of reconciliation, healing, and Jesus' heart for all people. So beautiful. Keep it up!
Thank you so much for sharing this with us! We appreciate you and your encouragement today! It's great to hear our resources are impacting you in such a meaningful way.
Thank you, Bible project, for this beautiful video. May God bless the entire team behind its creation.🥰
I hope they find happiness and peacefulness so that the bitterness from inside should not reflect from their tongue.
There are things and events in the bible that are/were kept in mystery, indeed. But when we meet our Creator and if there will be a chance for us to ask, then let's ask Him all these unfathomable questions that we have. I think what is more important for now in this earthly life of ours is to continue the loving way that Jesus have shown us and told us to do, because love sets free, give rest and gives peace.
Real talk though, the art direction in this series has been incredible. Keep it up!
I won't be alone in saying that I needed this, but I also struggle with what to do. I told off my neighbours for neglecting/abusing their dog and now they completely shut me out of their lives. I have been trying to be as loving as possible, I have done my best to avoid strife and offer olive branches, but again and again I get metaphorically spit in the face. Worst of all, the dog is the one that suffers the most because of it. Please pray for me and this dog. I know my neighbours aren't inherently evil monsters, they're just stubbornly ignorant about what a dog needs, and this dog deserves a much better life. If peace is possible, then fine, but I am so utterly lost and confused as to what I'm supposed to do in this situation. How can I bless my enemies when them getting blessing (financial, peace, whatever) would cause them to grow deeper in pride and cause them to turn farther away from God? How can I bless my enemies when it would just give them more reason to refuse to repent? I need a miracle... Lord, help me...
Elah anoint you all thank You for this
I’m excited. Jesus bless u all!❤❤️🔥💕🤍❤️💗🔥🩸of Jesus bless u all!
Oh Lord increase our strength
I need to see this… I struggle with this.
Recently, I tested the first one and felt a lot better wishing that the person bothering me get to know better the will of our Lord and finds the only real peace in doing it...
Just wishing (and vivedly imagining) this with truth, already made me cry...
Then I tested the second one and felt really better, equally....
Now I gotta test the third, that one is hard...
But I already unserstood that this exercises aren't about the neighbor, but about ourselves, it is about cleaning our hearts out of bad feelings and filling them with love
It is important to note that Jesus said to love our enemies, not to treat everyone like a friend.
I was an atheist, then a pagan. Yeshua is the way, the light, the life ❤️❤️❤️ the only way to god.