When Your Friends Hurt You
*When Your Friends Hurt You*
I was walking along a serine meadow and along came a bee. He buzzed along so merrily. He enticed me to show him the way to the most beautiful stream. I was filled with contentment and I thought so was he. Out of nowhere he stung me. I felt the stinger go into my flesh and the room began to spin. I became nauseous and knew I was attacked. How could my friend who I was trying to help hurt me so badly? All I tried to do was help him out.
Friendship is the strangest thing. Just when you think everything is going perfectly along comes a stinger. It almost seems like it was a cold and calculated attack too because he got so close to me and then he dropped the boom. My idea of friendship and his were nowhere in the same dictionary. His friendship broke my heart and his venom almost took my life from me. What was I to do?
… I retaliated with love…
Love is the most powerful counter-venom. It is! Once you repay their cruelty with love it leaves them defenseless. They thought you would lash back and instead you chose to love them. It’s a most amazing plan! It is the plan of the God I serve to imitate Him in all that I do. Even if I get stung by one million stingers along the way. Love your enemies just as you love your friends. It keeps things so much simpler that way. Just treat everyone the same. You can never go wrong. The Word of God says in this way you can inherit eternal salvation. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Love the Lord your God with everything that is within you too!
Love...the best counter venom.
gwendolen rix
6-19-15
Copyright © Gwendolen Song | Year Posted 2015
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