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Words of Encouragement

If loving a particular person or group feels genuinely hard right now, you are not failing the Christian life — you are standing exactly where Jesus said this teaching would cost something. Anyone can love people who love them back. That is not the mark Jesus set for us. He set the mark higher, and He set it there because He knew it would be the very thing that revealed whether we actually belonged to the Father or were simply behaving like everyone else. So do not be discouraged by the difficulty of loving your enemy. Let the difficulty be the sign that you are actually attempting what Jesus asked. Bring your struggle honestly before Daddy God. Ask Him to help your heart catch up to His command. And trust that as you keep choosing prayer over hatred, intercession over division, you are becoming more complete — more like Him — one difficult act of love at a time.