Confound Your Problem

Confound Your Problem…

Once, when my niece Gabby was three years old, she started yelling and screaming. My father, in an effort to get her to stop, wanted to say, “When you act like that, Gabby, your face is no longer pretty. It becomes ugly.”

But it came out, “You’re ugly.” Before my father could correct himself, Gabby without missing a beat shouted back in a counter-reply, at the top of her lungs, “You’re handsome!” It didn’t fit. And yet, with two words, she completely disabled my father and every other adult in the room.

What Gabby did was biblical. Jesus told us to bless those who curse us. It doesn’t fit or make sense, but that’s what He said. And that applies not just to those who curse us with words but with anyone who’s ever done something to hurt us.

The normal response is to curse them back or respond in like manner. But Jesus says, “Do good to those who hurt you.” Overcome evil with good. It doesn’t fit or make sense. But it will confound the situation, and it will disable your problem. It works. Just ask Gabby.

Bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.  Luke 6:28

Today, overcome evil with good; confound the enemy.

Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.  Romans 12:14

Walk daily with God at your side!

Love always

Ed 🙏🏼