Today 8-1-2024

Romans 12:21 NASB "Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good." To be honest, I wanted to hit back! Today's Word is about overcoming evil with good! When he first shoved me, I walked away but he kept coming after me and then he hit me from behind. Everything in me wanted to turn and hit him back but I remembered my dad teaching me to walk away, and to keep walking away. He told me that it wasn't a sign of weakness to walk away but a sign of strength!. There are times when we need to stand up and fight but there are also times when we need to step away. Knowing the difference is understanding the difference between good and evil. One will only make things worse while the other will defuse a bad situation. Let's use the strength of His Word, the power of the Holy Spirit to step away when we face evil and pray for those who strike us, hurt us or cause us pain - that's what Jesus would do! peace, tom