The Unlovable

I am not sure how you were raised but in my home I know for certain my brothers were taught to treat woman with respect and kindness. We too as woman were taught to offer that same respect back. I know that living in 2014 it doesn't always look like that. There are so many hurting and lost people that they don't respect anyone or even themselves. For most people they walk around with a sense of entitlement to everything, They want respect but wont give it, they expect kindness but don't offer it and they think that everyone and everything should be offered to them just because.... Do you know anyone like this? Maybe there is no one in your close circle who act or treat you without respect but I know you run into them at the store or on the road. They're the ones who cut you off and then throw their hands in the air as if you did something wrong. They're  the ones who allow the door to slam on you rather then holding it open for you. We call these people the unlovable.
 
    I call them the unlovable because truly it's hard to love these people who are mean and unkind. If we were to be really honest we'd admit we want to scream back and sometimes we'd even want to show them the same amount of disrespect as they have shown to us.
This morning someone cut me off, stole the parking spot I was going to pull into and then slammed the door in my face. Talk about a triple whammy! I was speechless. In my flesh I was ready to give this person common courtesy and respect 101, and then I felt the Holy Spirit close my mouth. No doubt I was frustrated but quickly Because of the Spirit I realized that I too am the unlovable....
It was in my ugliest moments and darkest days where the Lord reached me where I was and loved me. He not only loved me then in my ugliest but He has never stopped offering and showing me love as I still have my moments of being unlovable.

    Jesus won us over by His love that He displayed on the cross. He gave Himself for us when we were still sinners in our darkest and ugliest moments. His love drew us to Him. I think that as we display God's love to the unlovable they too will be won over by this great love. A love that love's unconditionally and with no bounds. I came to the conclusion that I have a lot to learn from Jesus and with out Him I can do no good thing. I am so thankful that the more I hangout with Him the more I'll look like Him.
John 15:12
This is my commandment: Love each other in the same way I have loved you. :-)