Loving God sometimes means sustaining “injury” from someone and not seeking vengeance.
Ultimately, the pleasure of revenge is light years below the pleasure of knowing the love of God, even when we are unfairly treated.
Our best motivation for seeking God’s solution to our injuries is simply the desire to be lovingly obedient to Him. We perhaps love God best when we strive to emulate His Son. This is the call of the Spirit in our lives, to truly do what Jesus would, and to do it out of love for Him.
This is greatly pleasing to God and, make no mistake, He will make up for whatever loss we sustain in taking the harder road of Christlikeness. It may be in this life, or it may be in the next, but our Lord will surely wipe away our tears and heal every wound we have sustained.
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places…” -Ephesians 1:3 (ESV)
