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Tracy couldn’t believe the girls at school would be so cruel. She never did anything to any of them, but they were always finding some way to hurt her. It was all she could do to keep from telling them all off. Her mother told her to ignore them, but that was hard to do. Her mother also said that they would eventually have to pay for all the nasty things they did, but Tracy wished that day would come soon.

No one likes to be picked on. Some people love to spend time making others unhappy. These people will have to answer to God for their actions. We are called to love one another and to look for ways to give one another encouragement. While the nasty people will answer in shame for their deeds, the kind will rejoice with Christ in heaven.

Prayer: Help me to shrug off the unkind words and actions of the people around me. Lift me above the hurts that come from unthinking and cruel people. Teach me to respond in love, no matter how I am treated. Amen.

From; www.crosswalk.com

 Being “cruel or mean” for a believer does not require us to act out against someone. Our inaction’s when we see some else being cruel or mean and do not speak out or when we laugh at the expense at someones mistake or troubles. We are all subject to these temptations that is why Paul reminds us to “Pray without ceasing” 1 Thessalonians 5:17 – Mike