bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.bless those who curse you, and pray for those who mistreat you.Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.bless them that curse you, pray for them that despitefully use you.
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… of what I hadn't done. Jesus says, no, that's not what I'm talking about. And I want you to bless those. I want you to bless those who curse you. And I want you to pray for those who mistreat you. Does anybody do this? To pray for the, if we're honest, we would say, I don't even spend a lot of time praying for the people who treat me well. And Jesus says, I want you to pray for those who mistreat you. I want you to pray for the mean people. I don't want you to do something to them. I want you to do something for them because that's how you keep from becoming like them. But there's a bonus. Jesus says, when you do to them and for them what they don't deserve for you to do. And when you pray for them and when you do good to them, you actually become like your father in heaven because he is also kind to the ungrateful and the wicked. So, got some mean people in your life? Parents, do your children have some mean people in their lives? And because your children have mean people in their lives, if anybody mistreats my kids, it's like they're mistreating me. …
… You'll end up talking crazy to people. You'll bless them that curse you. You'll do good to them that hate you. You'll pray for them that despitefully use you. whenever you are under the influence, you won't let hardship and hell keep you from serving God. You may have a frown on your heart, but you'll have a smile on your foot. Because when you are filled with the Spirit of God, it reminds you that there is available to you joy that the world didn't give and joy that the world can't take away. And when the world is falling apart around you, that Holy Ghost will kick in and you'll have peace that just don't make no sense. The Bible says it's peace that surpasses all understanding. Is there anybody in here mature enough to admit that you can't do it by yourself, but you need some holy help and you need some divine assistance? people get on your nerves but when they get on your last nerve the Holy Ghost can kick in and you can forgive people who do you wrong you can love people who are very unlovable when you are filled with the Holy Ghost not only will you shout in church but you'll serve after the benediction when you are filled with the Holy Ghost you can have cuts and bruises and still have a smile on your face because you are filled with the Holy Ghost. …
… HATE THINE ENEMY. BUT I SAY UNTO YOU, LOVE YOUR ENEMIES, BLESS THEM THAT CURSE YOU, DO GOOD TO THEM THAT HATE YOU, AND PRAY FOR THEM WHICH DESPITEFULLY USE YOU AND PERSECUTE YOU, THAT YE MAY BE THE CHILDREN OF YOUR FATHER WHICH IS IN HEAVEN, FOR HE MAKETH HIS SON TO RISE ON THE EVIL AND ON THE GOOD, AND SENDETH RAIN ON THE JUST AND ON THE UNJUST. FOR IF WE, FOR IF YE LOVE THEM WHICH LOVE YOU, WHAT REWARD HAVE YE? DO NOT EVEN THE PUBLICANS THE SAME? AND IF YE SALUTE YOUR BRETHREN ONLY, WHAT DO YE MORE THAN OTHERS, DO NOT EVEN THE PUBLICAN SO. BE YE THEREFORE PERFECT," AND THE WORD THERE PERFECT MEANS MATURE, BE YE THEREFORE MATURE, PERFECT, EVEN AS YOUR FATHER WHICH IS IN HEAVEN IS PERFECT. NOW THE KEY TO LIVING WITH A SMILE IS A CHRIST-CENTERED LIFE. THE KEY TO LIVING A CHRIST-CENTERED LIFE IS FIRST OF ALL EMPTYING YOURSELF OUT OF YOUR OWN SELF LIFE. EVEN GOD CANNOT FILL THAT WHICH IS ALREADY FULL, SO THE, UH, CHRIST-FILLED LIFE IS THE SELF-EMPTIED LIFE. SO MANY OF US ARE SO FULL OF SELF. AND AS A WISE MAN SAID, A MAN WRAPPED UP IN HIMSELF MAKES A VERY SMALL PACKAGE. I WANT YOU TO THINK WITH ME NOW ON THIS PRINCIPLE, A PRINCIPLE OF LIVING, SELFLESS LIVING, JOYFUL LIVING, CHRIST-FILLED LIVING, THE PRINCIPLE OF THE SECOND MILE. AND REMEMBER THIS, IT'S THE SECOND MILE THAT BRINGS THE SMILE. I HAVE THREE THINGS I WANT TO TELL …