For six years I was privileged to cook for a very special Care Group at church.

After teaching school all day, attending faculty meetings, racing home to cook and set out the food buffet-style by 6:30, it was an act of God. I loved it.

One week we served chili, sandwiches, and salad. With no time to eat, I sprinkled some cheese on a little bowl of chili and set it aside in the kitchen. 45 minutes later when I was able to slurp a bite, it was cold.

In the meantime, we had run out of cheese.

Just as I put the spoon to my mouth, a rather prickly guest walked into the kitchen and huffed, Well! I see you made sure YOU got some cheese! and walked out.

I couldn’t swallow, it hurt my feelings so badly. I wanted to tell God on him, but I already knew what God would say…

 

If you only love those who love you, what reward will you get for that?

~ Jesus

{Matthew 5:46}

Only God could come up with the idea to get revenge with Love.

I don’t know how to love people who are mean to me, but I started by making sure the guy always had plenty of cheese after that… Or maybe that was the reward, because none of us ever ran out of cheese again.

 

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If your enemy is hungry, feed him… in this way, you’ll heap hot coals of shame on his head, and the Lord will reward you.

~ Proverbs 25:22