Loving the Unlovable

Title: Loving the Unlovable

Memory Verse: "But I tell you to love your enemies and pray for anyone who mistreats you." -- Matthew 5:44

Bible Lesson: Naaman's servant girl blessed her new master even though she was taken from her family as a captive. -- 2 Kings 5:1-17

That's Good to Know: I will bless even those who do wrong to me.

Lesson: Negative reactions to abuse or injustice include: feeling intimidated and withdrawing from their enemies; thirsting for violent revenge; and cultivating hate, bitterness and resentment in your heart. All of these responses are natural, and we can understand them from a human point of view -- but they are unhealthy.

Jesus told us very clearly in the Bible how to deal with our enemies: we are to love them and pray for them. Sounds simple, huh? So why is it so hard to do? And if we as adults only with great difficulty are able to love and pray for our enemies, how can we expect children to act in this manner? For example, how do we get children to want to love and be good to someone who has hurt of bullied them? Look in 1 Corinthians 13:4-8: the magnificent passage in God's Word that explains the true meaning of love.

First, we ourselves need to experience the power of God's transforming love. Once we were enemies of God, but in his mercy God has brought us near to him through the blood of Christ (see Rom. 5:10). Next, we need to work into our own and our kids' understanding God's definition of true love. When the love of Christ is at work in our lives, we don't look at people from a mere human perspective any longer (see 2 Cor. 5:14). We realize that all human relationships are infected by sin. We realize that people both sin and are sinned against. And we realize that when people sin against us, it can get ugly if we allow our "natural" (or unredeemed human) response to kick in. As a result, can empathize both with the hurting -- and those doing the hurting. Both types of people need someone to show them the unconditional love of God. Only the love of God can soften a hardened, hurting heart. God wants us to be people who can see beyond others' offenses and reach out to both offended and offenders, offering them God's unconditional love.

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[rondan02]

It is very Good video to show God's love tis way.

[zaktuta]

THOSE MASKS ARE UNLOVEABLE , SCARY.

[ButterflyMom777]

hey, this is great..you must have a very effective ministry to children!