Kill'em with Kindness

You may not consider yourself to have enemies but we are not talking about enemies that are going after you with a weapon to physically harm you.  We are talking about modern enemies.  We've all heard of the term "frienemies"...well that can very well be today's enemy. 

Why should you conquer your enemies?
It's a fact of life to have enemies or adversaries.  *Jesus had enemies*  We can not be unlike him if we are to follow him.  Obviously we don't want enemies and too many enemies is not good for us.

We can turn these enemies to friends.  By turning to friends, we have "conquered" them.

Some will always remain enemies.  You can't conquer everyone.  You can't turn everyone into a friend.  Satan and his demons will always remain enemies, although Jesus has conquered them by going to the cross for us.  This is the same with these who openly do Satins will.  But we can still be kind.  Just know that you can't conquer them all.

So how do you conquer through kindness?

WHO: 

• A nosey friend that gossips
• An annoying neighbor that trashes your yard
• A family member that always starts little arguments

*These are all examples of those you can win over with kindness.

HOW:

• Think well of them - there is always something, like commitment to school, clean appearance or their sincerity.  Whatever it is, think well of them, find something good that they have and think of it.
• Speak well of the to others - *backbiting destroys friendships.  Speaking well of them in front of others will change their attitude towards them and they'll also be kind to you.
• Do good to them - sooner or later they'll do the same.  ex: buy them a cold drink at recess, let them skip in line, offer to carry something for them when their hands or full, text a friend you haven't been on such good terms with or FB message them, etc. 
• Pray for them - this is perhaps the easiest and most discrete of them all and the most important.  When we pray for our enemy (or each other in general) you will draw them nearer to the spirit who unites us all.  Eventually this spirit will make us one in our thinking and working.  You can see more about this in Matthew 5:44-45

By thinking well of them, speaking well about them, doing well to them and praying for them, you can conquer your enemies...though kindness. 

References:
Godly Woman Daily