Do Good, Bless, and Pray

Luke 6:27-28 NIV, “But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.” 

I think most people can agree that showing love to difficult people is one of the hardest things to do. But nevertheless, God commands us to do good to, bless, and pray for those who have hurt us.

God doesn’t always remove difficult people, sometimes He allows us to walk through the difficult circumstances and learn to trust Him as we grow in love. He never promised us that sharing His love and light would be easy, but He did promise to counsel us, direct us, protect us and love us. So with God on our side, we will be victorious. 

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As you read these verses in Luke, someone in particular probably came to your mind. These verses have given us a reminder to say a prayer for whoever has mistreated us and trust God to work things out as we obey His commands.

Never under estimate the power of God’s love or the ways He is working to bring about good in your life or needed changes in the lives of others through your prayers. Remember, His plans are best, even when we can’t yet see the end result, so continue to trust God. 

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29 thoughts on “Do Good, Bless, and Pray”

  1. It is easy to love people we get along with. But those that are difficult, it often shine a light to how much more growth we need to be able to reflect the fruit of the Spirit. God indeed is working in us and also in others. I like your reminder to do good, bless and pray.

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    1. Thanks Manu. That’s true. Learning to love when it’s not easy definitely will show areas where growth is needed. Glad you liked the reminder. Enjoy your week! 🤗

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  3. Boy, if it wasn’t a commandment… I actually asked God one time how He expected me to love some of the people in my life. He knew how they were, how can I love them? It was like He said – “Just do it, you know how to – just do it”. He took me away from my pity party and put me on the right path.

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    1. Amen! Don’t you just love it when God speaks?! His messages are often simple, clear and concise. “Just do it!” He will put us on the right path, but we must be willing to, “just do it.” Thanks, Kev! This was encouraging. 😊

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  5. I’ve been in a particular position where I had to do good, to serve, those who had hurt me and my husband terribly. Only God’s grace and the conviction of the Holy Spirit took me through those times…and some dear praying friends who knew and understood. God does deeply bless us when we obey Him, no matter how hard. Thank you for your wise words, Dawn.

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    1. Thank you Patty! It is encouraging to hear that God took you through this, and blessed you, as you and your husband chose perseverance, obedience, and prayer. You’re welcome! ❤️

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  7. Difficult people, frustrate and can cause havoc in our lives. However, God will help us cope and find peace when we turn our problems over to Him in prayer. We need to listen, trust, and obey God and learn to forgive and love each other. I am a work in action. Blessings, Dawn! 💖🦋🌺

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      1. I understand you meant to say this, but I like the “work in action” too. It reminds me that faith without works is dead. I think the action part of faith is the, listen, trust, obey God, love and forgive that you mentioned. 🤗

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    2. You’re right about the frustration. Life gets so draining when dealing with difficult people. But you gave some great advice…Listen, trust, obey God, forgive and love! Thank you Jeanne. 💕

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  9. G’day and thanks for sharing Dawn. A good reminder of being a doer of this often hard command from the word. I remember some years ago when i was living in a share house, my relationship with one of my house mates all of a sudden started to fall to pieces and they were being really cold towards me for no reason i could think of. After some time and frustration i felt God telling me to stop trying to understand what was going on with this person and to just serve/love them and pray. This person then shared with me what was going on in their life…had nothing to do with me but it wasn’t until i changed my focus that things changed. Not the outcome for everyone but the point is. we are better off doing Luke 6:27-28 either way cause God knows way better than we do.

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    1. Wow! Thanks for sharing this! It’s a powerful testimony of what happens when we do good towards others. As your testimony pointed out, we don’t have to know all the details but our actions can still make a difference. We never know what the other person is going through. But by showing love, we build relationships and may even eventually find out more about their life. But regardless of, love never fails. This was encouraging, Evad.

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  12. Amen. Dawn, I appreciate the lessons from your chosen verse and testament. I’m reminded of dealing with a parent years during my teaching and coaching career. Dennis became a thorn in my side, but through Christ’s grace forgiveness and healing filled me. Later, Dennis and I found other avenues to embrace a renewed relationship.

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    1. Wow, that’s an awesome testimony of the power of forgiveness. I have often been told by other teachers that the parents are often the most challenging part of the job. So I am sure it wasn’t easy, but it’s great to hear about the renewed relationship. Thanks for sharing, Richard!

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