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DAY 17 OF 20

Here, Jesus’ words feel challenging. At points, they’re almost even harsh, right? As a portion of His famous Sermon on the Mount, Jesus was instructing His followers to love the people who are hardest to love. Essentially, He was calling us to raise the bar when it comes to love. It’s easy to do the bare minimum in our relationships. To do just enough to get by. To do the right thing by the other person and stop there. This is especially true for those in our lives who are difficult to love.

But when we stop there, we’re doing the minimum. Worse, we’re doing no more than those who don’t believe in Jesus! And if our lives are supposed to look different because of Jesus, then our love needs to look different. We have to go above and beyond to love everyone—enemies included—around us. We have to follow Jesus’ call here to do more! Talk to a friend, spouse, or small group leader this week about what it might look like for you to go above and beyond in love. Ask them to hold you accountable to taking steps to love the people in your life authentically, even those who are often hard to love.

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Conflict is just part of being in relationship with other people. Even if we hate it, dread it, and would do just about anything to avoid it, the showdowns in our lives are coming. Thankfully, we have the Bible's wisdom to read and learn from. We’ll see that there’s a way to handle conflict that’s not only better for our relationships, but for our own peace as well.

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