1 Peter 3:14 But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. "Do not fear what they fear; do not be frightened."
Oh, this is a hard word. Prior to this, Peter discusses blessing those who insult or wrong you. Ugh! Not easy to do! It is hard for me to let God deal with the justice side of life. I want everything to be fair and just. I like for people to get what's coming to them. And then I type that last sentence and my brain goes straight to, "But praise be to God that 'in yet while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.'" Oh, right. Salvation is not earned. Love from God is not earned. If I am to live in Christ, I am called to love unconditionally. The hard part is trusting that God will take care of the justice, that He will do something to those who have wronged us. God has been reminding me for about the last six months that justice is for Him to handle. I still fall into my own plan of justice, but I just do it with the silent treatment instead of outright calling people out. That's not good either. I'm asking God to soften my heart that the Spirit in me would "bless those who persecute you" and make me the living embodiment of Jesus in, around, and through me. That's a life goal.
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