January 15
Scripture: Matt 5:9
Source author: Donna J. Howard
January 15
Softened by His Love God blesses those who work for peace, for they will be called the children of God. —Matthew 5:9
Judy and I seemed destined to antagonize each other. I couldn’t figure out why. We were both Christians who were serious about our faith. One day, after we had another round of stinging jabs at each other, I took the matter to the Lord. He seemed to say, Invite her over to your home. Get to know her better. Reluctantly, I obeyed, and she accepted the invitation. While we were together, I talked with Judy about the problem we seemed to have. She didn’t know why we rubbed each other the wrong way either. So we prayed together and asked the Lord to help us understand and love each other. During our talk, we discovered that we had a number of common interests. We began to like each other. Eventually, our conversation shifted to the Lord. We both truly wanted to please Him. We apologized for our attitudes. We smiled at each other, and God did an amazing thing. He softened our hearts and love blossomed. Today we are good friends.
Love blossoms when we water it with prayer. — Donna J. Howard —