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Joyce Meyer: Promises for Your Everyday Life - a Daily DevotionalSample

Joyce Meyer: Promises for Your Everyday Life - a Daily Devotional

DAY 282 OF 365

When Praying for Others Is Hard How do you respond when someone hurts your feelings? Do you let it rob you of joy? Or maybe your emotions run wild? Luke 6:27-28 tells us what we should do when people hurt us: We must pray for them and bless them. Can you believe that? We're to pray something like, "Oh, Lord, I pray that You'd just make them so happy!" I still don't get that, but I'm willing to do it in obedience and say, "Lord, I don't know that I really want them to be happy, but I'll pray that in faith anyway, because You're telling me to bless them with Your presence." Choosing to pray for them is one of the most difficult things God asks us to do, especially if we believe that whoever hurt us is in the wrong and doesn't deserve to be forgiven. But God instructs us to practice forgiveness. And when we choose to follow the path of forgiveness, we will experience the peace and joy that come through obeying God's Word. When you obey God, He can help you overcome the pain and enjoy life more. Prayer Starter: God, it's hard, but I pray for those who have hurt me and ask You to bless them. Help me to release the hurt and forgive them.

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Joyce Meyer: Promises for Your Everyday Life - a Daily Devotional

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