{"id":2237771,"date":"2024-05-05T15:51:05","date_gmt":"2024-05-05T19:51:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/revenge-or-repentance-what-are-you-wishing-on-your-worst-enemy\/"},"modified":"2024-05-05T15:52:37","modified_gmt":"2024-05-05T19:52:37","slug":"revenge-or-repentance-what-are-you-wishing-on-your-worst-enemy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/revenge-or-repentance-what-are-you-wishing-on-your-worst-enemy\/","title":{"rendered":"Choosing between Revenge or Repentance for Your Worst Enemy &#8211; What&#8217;s Your Wish?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frevenge-or-repentance-what-are-you-wishing-on-your-worst-enemy%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2237771&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The summary \u200cprovided discusses the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/8-hollywood-celebrities-who-actually-back-the-blue\/\" title=\"8 Hollywood Celebrities Who Actually Back The Blue\">profound impact<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-trump-religious-groups-begin-turning-up-heat-on-gop-to-take-action-on-marjorie-taylor-greene\/\" title=\"Pro-Trump, Religious Groups Begin Turning Up Heat On GOP To Take Action On Marjorie Taylor Greene\">mass shootings<\/a> and \u2062terrorism, \u2063emphasizing the struggle \u200dto comprehend the loss of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dozens-gather-to-remember-17-lives-lost-in-parkland-shooting\/\" title=\"Dozens gather to remember 17 lives lost in Parkland shooting\">innocent lives<\/a>. The author reflects on the\u2063 value of every individual&#8217;s life and the importance of repentance and\u200c redemption. The narrative \u200calso underscores the author&#8217;s evolving perspective towards forgiveness and the significance of spiritual beliefs\u200c in \u2063dealing with adversities.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/klamour\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/klamour\/%20\"><span>Kytia L&#8217;amour<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 5, 2024 at 10:07am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Mass shootings and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/feds-want-scotus-to-let-judges-strip-gun-rights-even-when-theres-been-no-crime\/\" title=\"Feds urge SCOTUS to allow judges to revoke gun rights without any crime.\">innocent people losing<\/a> their lives in the name of terrorism has always been something that\u2019s hard for me to process. You see it in news headlines all the time, but I\u2019ll never understand a human being thinking that another person\u2019s life is worthless.<\/p>\n<p>Now that I\u2019m a mother, it\u2019s even harder to see news stories and online articles about bombings, school massacres, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bodycam-footage-catches-cop-praying-horrific-shooting-inside-joel-osteens-houston-megachurch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gunmen\u00a0opening fire<\/a> in a public place.<\/p>\n<p>One thing you hear often is \u201cthat person or group deserves to be murdered the same way they took the lives of those other people. I hope they rot in hell.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It cuts me to my core to see that someone can take pleasure in the idea\u00a0that a murderer\u00a0might experience\u00a0torment in hell for eternity.<\/p>\n<p>I say \u201cmight\u201d because we have no idea where people will stand with Christ before they exhale their last breath. That\u2019s how awesome God is!<\/p>\n<p>We are all sinners and none of us deserves to go to Heaven, but we have our whole lives to repent and turn to God.<\/p>\n<p>We should be so grateful for this and wish for everyone to have this chance.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Ezekiel+33%3A11&#038;version=ESV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ezekiel 33:11<\/a> perfectly explains what I\u2019ve been thinking, \u201cSay to them, As I live, declares the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m sure there have been moments where I\u2019ve been eager to wish the worst for someone who has done a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bloody-courthouse-brawl-breaks-families-murder-suspect-victim\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">terrible thing<\/a>, but the closer I come to Christ, the more of a burden I have for those who don\u2019t know Him.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Does vengeance belong to the Lord?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I know what\u2019s waiting in eternity according to the Bible, and I wouldn\u2019t want my worst enemy to perish before they choose to accept Jesus as their Savior.<\/p>\n<p>Nothing anyone can do to me is worth giving up the reason I live, and that\u2019s believing in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/share-gospel-everyone-no-case-hopeless-jesus-lives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/its-happening-trump-up-7-points-in-final-selzer-iowa-poll-latest-states-poll-has-trump-up-322-to-216-for-biden-in-national-electoral-college\/\" title=\"IT'S HAPPENING: Trump Up 7 Points in Final Selzer Iowa Poll -- Latest States Poll Has Trump Up 322 to 216 for Biden in National Electoral College\">good news<\/a> of salvation<\/a> and knowing that God sent His only son to die for everyone. Not just the \u201cgood guys.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I know I\u2019m using an extreme example, but this also works in\u00a0the daily interactions we have with people who haven\u2019t been kind to us.<\/p>\n<p>The coworker who gossips behind your back, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/race-equity-director-spreads-sick-conspiracy-princess-kates-cancer-diagnosis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spreading rumors<\/a> that aren\u2019t true. The family member who causes drama at every gathering. The person at church who took advantage of your help but is never there when you could use some help yourself. It\u2019s easy to think, \u201cHow dare they, and I hope the same thing happens to them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But Scripture warns us in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Matthew+7%3A2&#038;version=ESV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matthew 7:2<\/a>, \u201cFor with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and\u00a0with the measure you use it will be measured to you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If we focus so much on what should happen to other people, we are bringing judgement on ourselves.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m guilty of this too. No one, and I mean <em>no one<\/em> knows what someone else deserves.<\/p>\n<p>The problem with revenge is that we make our selves more important than the offender.<\/p>\n<p>We distance ourselves from our own shortcomings in order to enforce the greatest penalty on them for what they\u2019ve done. The problem with revenge is that it doesn\u2019t solve anything.<\/p>\n<p>How about we focus on repaying evil with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/good-samaritan-brings-cheer-entire-neighborhood-simple-act-kindness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">good<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>I dare you to go out of your way to see how you can serve someone, make their day better, and allow the Lord to use you as a blessing.<\/p>\n<p>The more you concentrate on that, you won\u2019t have any desire\u00a0to make a note of someone else\u2019s shortcomings. You simply won\u2019t have the time.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ve probably heard people say, \u201cBe the change you want to see in the world.\u201d I think it can begin here.<\/p>\n<p><em>This article appeared originally on <a href=\"https:\/\/lamourinchrist.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">L\u2019amour in Christ<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"author-info-45829\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/klamour\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-45829\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-45829\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-45829\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On May 5, 2024, at 10:07 am, Kytia L&#8217;amour reflects on the devastating impact of mass shootings and terrorism. The loss of innocent lives in senseless acts of violence remains incomprehensible. The disregard for human life in such tragedies is a disturbing reality that continues to trouble her deeply<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3118,"featured_media":2237772,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/making-a-fist-as-if-to-get-revenge.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2237771","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/making-a-fist-as-if-to-get-revenge.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2237771","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3118"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2237771"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2237771\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2237772"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2237771"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2237771"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2237771"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}