Back stabbed

Have you ever been stabbed in the back by someone you thought you could trust? Well, grab a number because that's happened to all of us. Whether it's our spouses, children, family members or even our "best friends". We will, at some point get offended about something somebody said but, we should let it not effect us.


Jesus says, "if someone strikes you across your cheek, turn to them your other cheek". I think he would also say of someone stabs you in the back, turn to them your front. I think more and more, when we get lashed out against, we want to strike back and that's not what Jesus wants. Instead he wants us to simply love on each other as he did. When Jesus was asked, what the greatest two commands of Moses were, he simply replied, "love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul and strength. And love your neighbor as your self." Even if that same neighbor stabs you in the back.

Now, is that to say that we should open ourselves up for further attacks? Absolutely not. Instead, we can love our neighbors as ourselves and learn not to go back or allow them to hurt is again. For example, a former alcoholic knows that in certain situations, he will be prone to drink. So when his buddys call up and invite him out to the bar, he can simple say, "no, I don't I want to go there but thank you for the invite."

See, we can set up boundaries for ourselves and others but not lose the love we have for each other. We know that when we get stabbed in the back, that whoever did the stabbing, should not be allowed that same situation again. Because when allow them back into that situation again, we are not being followers of Christ but rather a stumbling block for them. I personally know people who like to gossip, so I choose not to divulge a lot of information to them but i still love them no matter what.

I believe this is a path that God would approve of and one that a lot of followers for Christ should take up.