38"You have heard that it was said, 'Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.' 39But I tell you, Do not resist an evil person. If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. 40And if someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well. 41If someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles. 42Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.
So this has really been speaking to me lately. I remember the discusion we had in Bible lit about it. How "if someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles." We talked about how Jesus didnt want us giving into our anger. In those days the Romans could make a jew carry the soldiers items for one mile, that was the law. But Jesus told them to surprise the Romans and carry it two miles. I have noticed in myself if we do this, when someone asks us to do something and instead of geting angry, we just do it and a lil extra. And when we do we get so much more in return.
The other day I was supost to do the dishes and hadnt so I told to do them. And then a few hours later after dinner there was a huge mess again that I knew I WOULD have to clean up the next day. And I was told I couldnt get on the computer that night either so I was pretty ticked. But instead of complaining about it forever I decided to clean the kitchen up that nite so the next day i wouldnt have to. And it only took but 5 mins but it made a huge difference. I could feel God in me telling me i did the right thing and that we need to control the anger, not let it control us.
When people want things from us its usaly so they can have power over us. But when we walk the extra mile on our own it takes that power away from them. It shows that we have power over them and arnt letting it get to our head. Theres no fun in revenge when its accepted openly with a good heart. Instead of showing people that they cant mess with us by beating them up or hurting them we can show them that its no fun to mess with us cuz we will do what ever they ask.
So that was just some thoughts that have been on my head for the week..when u get grounded you tend to have alot more free time to think about things and really see how it works.
So this has really been speaking to me lately. I remember the discusion we had in Bible lit about it. How "if someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles." We talked about how Jesus didnt want us giving into our anger. In those days the Romans could make a jew carry the soldiers items for one mile, that was the law. But Jesus told them to surprise the Romans and carry it two miles. I have noticed in myself if we do this, when someone asks us to do something and instead of geting angry, we just do it and a lil extra. And when we do we get so much more in return.
The other day I was supost to do the dishes and hadnt so I told to do them. And then a few hours later after dinner there was a huge mess again that I knew I WOULD have to clean up the next day. And I was told I couldnt get on the computer that night either so I was pretty ticked. But instead of complaining about it forever I decided to clean the kitchen up that nite so the next day i wouldnt have to. And it only took but 5 mins but it made a huge difference. I could feel God in me telling me i did the right thing and that we need to control the anger, not let it control us.
When people want things from us its usaly so they can have power over us. But when we walk the extra mile on our own it takes that power away from them. It shows that we have power over them and arnt letting it get to our head. Theres no fun in revenge when its accepted openly with a good heart. Instead of showing people that they cant mess with us by beating them up or hurting them we can show them that its no fun to mess with us cuz we will do what ever they ask.
So that was just some thoughts that have been on my head for the week..when u get grounded you tend to have alot more free time to think about things and really see how it works.
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