{"id":44983,"date":"2020-11-08T20:52:28","date_gmt":"2020-11-08T17:52:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wingulamashahidi.org\/?p=44983"},"modified":"2025-05-09T00:20:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T21:20:10","slug":"the-enemies-you-fight-against-may-not-be-gods-enemies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wingulamashahidi.org\/en\/2020\/11\/08\/the-enemies-you-fight-against-may-not-be-gods-enemies\/","title":{"rendered":"THE HATRED YOU HAVE AGAINST YOUR ENEMIES IS NOT WHAT GOD FEELS AGAINST THEM"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Shalom! <\/span>Welcome <\/span>to <\/span>this <\/span>Bible <\/span>study \u2014 <\/span>the <\/span>Word <\/span>of <\/span>God, <\/span>which <\/span>brings <\/span>life <\/span>and <\/span>peace.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

It <\/span>is <\/span>good <\/span>and <\/span>essential <\/span>to <\/span>know <\/span>God <\/span>personally <\/span>so <\/span>that <\/span>we <\/span>can <\/span>live <\/span>in <\/span>peace. <\/span>This <\/span>is <\/span>affirmed <\/span>in <\/span>the <\/span>book <\/span>of <\/span>Job:<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201c<\/span>Submit <\/span>to <\/span>God <\/span>and <\/span>be <\/span>at <\/span>peace <\/span>with <\/span>him; <\/span>in <\/span>this <\/span>way <\/span>prosperity <\/span>will <\/span>come <\/span>to <\/span>you.\u201d<\/span><\/strong>
(<\/span>Job <\/span>22:<\/span>21, <\/span>NIV)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The <\/span>meaning <\/span>is <\/span>clear: <\/span>When <\/span>we <\/span>truly <\/span>understand <\/span>God’s <\/span>will <\/span>and <\/span>His <\/span>character, <\/span>we <\/span>are <\/span>filled <\/span>with <\/span>peace \u2014 <\/span>and <\/span>through <\/span>that <\/span>peace, <\/span>good <\/span>things <\/span>will <\/span>begin <\/span>to <\/span>follow.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Understanding <\/span>God’s <\/span>Character <\/span>Through <\/span>Life <\/span>Challenges<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

In <\/span>our <\/span>lives, <\/span>we <\/span>often <\/span>face <\/span>many <\/span>trials, <\/span>and <\/span>most <\/span>of <\/span>them <\/span>come <\/span>through <\/span>people. <\/span>Sadly, <\/span>some <\/span>of <\/span>these <\/span>people <\/span>knowingly <\/span>cause <\/span>us <\/span>emotional <\/span>or <\/span>physical <\/span>pain. <\/span>In <\/span>modern <\/span>terms, <\/span>we <\/span>may <\/span>refer <\/span>to <\/span>such <\/span>people <\/span>as <\/span>our <\/span>enemies<\/span><\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ask <\/span>anyone <\/span>today, \u201c<\/span>Do <\/span>you <\/span>have <\/span>enemies?\u201d <\/span>Most <\/span>will <\/span>affirm \u2014 <\/span>even <\/span>if <\/span>reluctantly \u2014 <\/span>that <\/span>they <\/span>do. <\/span>People <\/span>define <\/span>enemies <\/span>in <\/span>different <\/span>ways:<\/span><\/p>\n