1 Peter 3:9 Do not repay evil for evil or abuse for abuse; but, on the contrary, repay with a blessing. It is for this that you were called—that you might inherit a blessing.
Remember last year’s insurance commercial where one little act of kindness begets another? When someone is nice to us, it is easy to be nice in return. But if someone is rude to you, can you swallow the urge to be mean to them as well and instead be kind and “repay with a blessing”?
When we seek revenge, we get sucked into an emotional downward spiral. While we know this on a logical level, it can nevertheless be hard to avoid it when we are angry or hurt. God calls on us to be a better person, to get past our pride and the feeling of entitlement. I believe God is asking us to be generous with handing out blessings. Each time we dispense a blessing on someone that has done us wrong, we have the potential to break the cycle of evil. God is challenging us to take that opportunity. We just might get blessed in return.
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