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Praying for Enemies

PostPosted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 8:21 pm
by airichan623
Hey,guys...

I need some prayer on two things: one, for comfort for someone at my school, and two, that I can pray for them.

There is a boy at my school, a junior, whose stepdad apparently suddenly had a heart attack, and went into a coma immediately afterwards. It's so sad: right after school today, he apparently had to go to the hospital to watch his dad die. He looked like a ghost today; his face was drawn, he seemed like he was in a daze, and he didn't smile at all.It makes me sad to think of how terrible that must be for him.

And yet...


I have a difficult time praying for him because, well, to be frank, he's a bully. He laughs at me when I make mistakes in public, and turns it into a group joke. He makes fun of just about anyone who isn't a jock like him, especially the artsy dorky types. Sometimes his teasing makes me want to crawl under a rock and die, because he leads his entire grade in laughter at me. I fear public speaking in front of my school, because he and his friends find laughter in every word I say.


So pray for him, and also for my heart, so that I can forgive him.

PostPosted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 6:05 am
by Atria35
Praying for both of you. This might be a good time to reach out and offer him comfort, even though he's hurt you in the past.

PostPosted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 6:51 am
by TheMewster
I prayed too. If I gave you advice I'd be ripping off Atria's hard work. But God bless him and you!

PostPosted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 7:06 am
by aliveinHim
I'll pray for you sis. I understand how you feel. We naturally want something bad to happen to the people we dislike and when it happens, we feel terrible. Who knows? Maybe you two could end up becoming friends :).

PostPosted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 10:03 am
by TopazRaven
I'll pray for you and him, sometimes it's hard to feel sad for or pray for people who have hurt us. We've all been there I'm sure.

PostPosted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 1:30 pm
by Sapphire225
Definately praying. Prayer for your enemies is one of the hardest things to do, but we always need a reminder of how human they are. You never know, during this time, if you give him comfort despite what he's done to you, there is a slight chance that the two of you might end up being friends.

PostPosted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 5:48 pm
by Nanao
I will be praying for you and the guy at your school.

PostPosted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 1:40 pm
by ABlipinTime
Here's a good chance for you to turn one of your enemies into one of your friends, if you're bold enough to step up to the job of comforting him, that is. The past is the past, every day starts new. So I encourage you, do pray for him, and do be willing to step out should the opportune moment arise.

I'll be praying for you. :D