It is easy to fight fire with fire, but that is not a solution—that will only make the problem worse.
When you are cold, you need heat and when it is warm you need something cold.
Therefore when someone is full of hatred and anger, overwhelm them with love. If someone doubts themselves, remind them of their worth in Christ Jesus.
Do not be the one who steals a person’s joy, peace or hope...no! Be the one who helps a person back to their feet, don’t kick them when they are down in the dust and don’t stand by when someone else is doing that.
It is time to stand up for each other, lead them to Jesus. People should experience Jesus through you...through your actions and your words.
It is time to spread love and peace!
“The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn, and provide for those who grieve in Zion—to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair”
Isaiah 61:1-3 (NIV)
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