How to pray when you being provoked

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Permalink Reply by Carl on October 15, 2015 at 7:18am

What I do brother is to keep my relationship with Jesus. I know it's hard when you are on the spot being provoked, just take a deep breath and ask yourself "what will Jesus do?" Don't be confrontational as it will just draw more negativity. It's not them that will say that you are either saved or not, only the Lord knows. If you know in yourself that you have a relationship with Jesus you don't have to worry about salvation, knowing that takes away your worries of their provocation.

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Permalink Reply by Tammy on October 15, 2015 at 3:20pm

I guess you'd have to be more specific for me to even try to reply. Provoked to do what? Why would they say they weren't saved? Could you explain it a little better?

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Permalink Reply by Quinton on October 17, 2015 at 7:58am

Im saved now for more then six years then my ex mother inlaw phoned me and my current wife to come stay with her and my two boys. She went on holiday for three months and when she returned she found fault with everything me and my wife did for the church and for others, then she accuse me of not giving to my children as i give to others, meaning my wife's children. I dont say anything as the word of God say. Be still and know that i am God. By doing that she even push and shuff on me to re-act and lift my hand and to loose my temper. It is almost a year now that this is going on and i feel like giving in and just smack her once. Maybe she will then leave us be

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Permalink Reply by Nicki Morero on October 15, 2015 at 8:28pm

My coworkers like doing that, just to test me to see how I'd react. And each time that would happen to me, and I'm all riled up, fuming and just about ready to slap the sense into someone (: I would never do that), I would call a friend in the Lord, and they would advise me to pray instead of reacting in a way that could result in sin. And my prayer would go something like "Father God I bind these co-workers, Father You said anything I bind on earth and so in heaven shall it be." Of course I am am only kidding, but I would be tempted to pray such prayers, but I would just ask God to bless them instead.

"14 Bless your enemies; no cursing under your breath. 15Laugh with your happy friends when they're happy; share tears when they're down. 16 Get along with each other; don't be stuck-up. Make friends with nobodies; don't be the great somebody. 17Don't hit back; discover beauty in everyone. 18 If you've got it in you, get along with everybody. 19 Don't insist on getting even; that's not for you to do. "I'll do the judging," says God. "I'll take care of it." 20 Our Scriptures tell us that if you see your enemy hungry, go buy that person lunch, or if he's thirsty, get him a drink. Your generosity will surprise him with goodness. 21 Don't let evil get the best of you; get the best of evil by doing good." Romans 12:14-21 MSG

I also found that just removing myself from such situations, to go read the word helps.

When in doubt just do what Carl said ask yourself "WWJD - What Would Jesus Do?"

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