The world is full of turmoil. Wars, protests, politics, division, anger, hate. So often I feel like I need to hide away, in search of any kind a peace.
In my post Truth and Love Make Things Grow, and in the Vanity video, I spoke about how truth with love make life. I also spoke about how hate and darkness (lies and being deceived) make death.
The world peddles a lot of hate. With it comes deceit/darkness, and death. We learn about this in the book of 1st John.
"He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now." 1 John 2:9.
"We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death. Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him." 1 John 3:14-15
If there is anyone you listen to, anything you read or watch, that teaches you to hate, this is an abomination. Turn away from it. Don't consume the darkness of others. Don't indulge in hate. It is the path of deceit that leads to death. Turn it off. Turn away.
Instead, turn to the Lord. He is the light. He will show you the truth, if you trust Him. He will open your heart. He will put life inside you. He will make you a tree of life. He will show you the truth about those you might hate. He will teach you to love them.
If there is anger and hate inside you, it is a clue of a problem. I've felt it inside myself. It can be overcome.
I'm working on a video about this that will explain in more detail. I hope to post it in May.
I want to end with the Lord's teaching on this
"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; 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. For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?" Matthew 5:44-46
Take care.