{"id":113,"date":"2016-03-25T01:08:23","date_gmt":"2016-03-25T08:08:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/prayingpint.com\/?p=113"},"modified":"2016-03-25T01:08:23","modified_gmt":"2016-03-25T08:08:23","slug":"turn-the-other-cheek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/2016\/03\/25\/turn-the-other-cheek\/","title":{"rendered":"Turn the other Cheek"},"content":{"rendered":"

When was the last time you were hurt by words or actions of others? \u00a0What came to mind? How did you handle it? \u00a0Retaliation and self justice seem to drive the action we take. \u00a0Culture, friends and family can all influence the way we react. \u00a0Think about it, if all you hear is someone telling you your whole life that getting even, take no crap from anyone, don’t let them get away with that, etc… why would we act any different. \u00a0God gives clear instruction on what to do – turn the other cheek, entrust ourselves to God who judges, enduring hostility against ourselves, do not repay evil for evil. \u00a0Do not do what appears right within our culture but what is honorable and right in light of Gods word\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Matthew 5:37
\nBut I say to you, Do not resist the one who is evil. But if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also<\/p>\n

1Peter 2:22
\nWhen he was reviled, he did not revile in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but continued entrusting himself to him who judges justly<\/p>\n

Hebrews 12:3
\nConsider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted. In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood<\/p>\n

Romans 12:17
\nRepay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all. If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all. Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, \u201cVengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.\u201d To the contrary, \u201cif your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.\u201d Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When was the last time you were hurt by words or actions of others? \u00a0What came to mind? How did you handle it? \u00a0Retaliation and self justice seem to drive the action we take. \u00a0Culture, friends and family can all influence the way we react. \u00a0Think about it, if all you hear is someone telling … Continue reading “Turn the other Cheek”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[99,102,100,101,103,39,98],"class_list":["post-113","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-prayers","tag-enduring-hostility","tag-evil-for-evil","tag-fainthearted","tag-honorable","tag-overcome","tag-struggle","tag-turn-the-other-cheek"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=113"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":116,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113\/revisions\/116"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=113"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=113"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}