Psalms 109: 6 -20 Send the Evil One to accuse my accusing judge; dispatch Satan to prosecute him. When he's judged, let the verdict be "Guilty," and when he prays, let his prayer turn to sin. Give him a short life, and give his job to somebody else. Make orphans of his children, dress his wife in widow's weeds; Turn his children into begging street urchins, evicted from their homes—homeless. May the bank foreclose and wipe him out, and strangers, like vultures, pick him clean. May there be no one around to help him out, no one willing to give his orphans a break. Chop down his family tree so that nobody even remembers his name. But erect a memorial to the sin of his father, and make sure his mother's name is there, too—Their sins recorded forever before God, but they themselves sunk in oblivion. That's all he deserves since he was never once kind, hounded the afflicted and heartbroken to their graves. Since he loved cursing so much, let curses rain down; Since he had no taste for blessing, let blessings flee far from him. He dressed up in curses like a fine suit of clothes; he drank curses, took his baths in curses. So give him a gift—a costume of curses; he can wear curses every day of the week! That's what they'll get, those out to get me—an avalanche of just deserts from God.
sheesh.... and I thought that David was always so compassionate... he really prayed against this person whoever they were... and apparently this wasn't wrong... or was it? my understanding of the bible is we are to bless those who curse us... we are to show love to the unloveable... I think that if we dwell on negative thoughts, we become negative... if we dwell on positive thoughts, we become positive... I think we would do better to pray blessing into the lives of our enemies instead of curse... who is to say that God would not reward you with blessing since you are praying good on those who hate you...
I wonder if we were to all turn our individual thoughts from hate to love would the world change? we can say that I am only one person, what difference can I make? but if you do not begin within yourself... where will it begin? we tell our children to treat people with respect and love even if they do not receive the same back, yet are we living this out in our own lives? or are we saying do as I say, not as I do?
continue to create love in me God... I cannot love someone else unless I have love in me... fill me with Your love so I can overflow onto others... I may only be one woman... but I am one woman... and one is more than none.... thank you Father for your constant show of love to me in spite of the ugly within me... teach me to pray blessing into the lives of others at all times... amen.
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