Kill them with Kindness

When I was younger, we are talking early 90's, I was friends with someone who was always mean...we will call him "Bob". There was never a kind word from Bob, always hateful, but for some reason I felt drawn to Bob and wanted to befriend him. I remember telling my dad about how mean Bob was and how I was ready to forget about it. He told me to "kill them with kindness". This was what a good Christian person would do and that my kindness would eventually break Bob down and he in turn would be kind. I tried "killing Bob with kindness", but to no avail ... I was ready to just KILL Bob! I never gave up on Bob and to this day when we see each other or speak through email, I make it a point to be positive and kind.

I talk about my past, because today I was doing my daily bible reading for my Navigators class and I was reading through the book of Romans. And then, there it was. The words that my dad told me oh so long ago!

"If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink.

In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head.

Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good."

Romans 12:20-21

Killing your enemy/evil with goodness and kindness is not only a good Christian thing to do, but it is something God requests of us. Man, my dad is one smart dude! No wonder he is such an amazing man of God!