Where You Lead

In The Face Of Evil

Do not be conquered by evil but conquer evil with good.

Rom 12:21

If I was looking for a sign to be proactive in righting a wrong, I sure did get one. But it wasn’t a sign that pushed me to action. Instead, it was simply reading God’s word and realizing that my only action should be love.

When faced with evil, and surely that is what my family is facing right now, my first inclination is to resist, to fight back, to conquer. That would be a mistake. It is only by remaining pure and good, by continuing to love, that evil will be overcome. When I stop resisting, I allow God to take over. I allow whatever is, to just be.

The most difficult of meeting evil with good is praying for those who are causing my pain. Tonight I prayed fervently for the one who is hurting my family. I prayed for blessings to be showered upon her. I didn’t qualify that with a “so she will stop hurting us” or anything like that. I simply asked God to bless her. And I meant it.

I wonder what would happen if everyone prayed altogether for God’s blessings to shower those who hurt us. I wonder how quickly we could conquer evil with our united good?