Ephesians 4:2

2 Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.

I had a situation where a co-worker was really petty, rude and offensive to me. Especially if a make a mistake and it really started to way on me because this person trained me and it feels like sometimes this person's word is bond and it's almost like one minute we are cool but the moment I don't do something this person doesn't like it's a problem. Instead of just saying plainly what the problem is- it turns into passive aggression! We got really cool talking on our phones now all of a sudden it's back to zoom we go. I confronted the elephant in the room very kindly because I don't like Confrontation but more than that I don't like tension and uneasy work environment. My co-worker said everything was fine. However, you can tell in short answered responses and ego trips that it's not. So I decided to do what the scripture says and kill that person with kindness. I'm praying to be genuine as possible because I don't want to come off fake because I'm not fake. I'm annoyed but we are all human and have emotions and have outliner things going on in our lives that can unfortunately sometimes spill over to other areas of our lives. So with that being said I will pray for my peace, temperance, and ask the Holy Spirit to help me to control my emotions and I will do what Matthew says to do....

Matthew 5:37-48 KJV

37 But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil. 38 Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: 39 But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. 40 And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also. 41 And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain. 42 Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away. 43 Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. 44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; 45 That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. 46 For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same? 47 And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so? 48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.

They key scripture in this passage is Matthew 39. But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. In other words Jesus wants us to forgo retaliation especially personal offenses. We dont have to entertain pacifism our go so far as to not get ourselves out of danger but as followers of Christ he will avenge our honor. So in other words, Jesus is my lawyer and will go to bat for me and plead my case. Remember if God has the heart of kings in his hand how much more can he handle little meaningless disputes. There were and unfortunately still times when folks would wage war to protect his own honor with swords modern-day guns over what someone said and it would and stills ends in blood baths. This ought not to be so. The Bible says In Espesians 4:26 Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: but the problem becomes when we try to step in the place that Jesus said he would set into to avenge us and wr take matters into our own hands. We don't need to worry about invasions of character we are to tolerate it, thus turning the other cheek.

In fact...Rom 12:17-21 KJV 17 Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. 18 If it be p

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