"Loving The Unlovable"

I believe that loving the unlovable is the hardest thing every individual could do. Whether we like it or not, we are all guilty in this. Why? Because everyone of us have people around us whom we don’t like and people who hates us also.

I went for a vacation at Baguio City, Philippines one summer during my High school years and stayed with one of my uncles. Of course, being only a tenant, I need to help in the house chores and so in his business. Well, I was enjoying helping him, together with his workers in business at first. However, as time passes, I became to be much upset with him, he was too bossy and orders things as if we are slaves. Eventually, I turn to hate him because oh his behavior, treating me also as one of his workers rather than a nephew.

I was mad at him for that, I even thought of leaving that time and not to go back to his house anymore but I guess that’s too noticeable of him. So I patiently stayed until the end of the summer. Well, it’s been crucial to my part staying with him for more than a month. I even wonder how far his laborers could stay because of his attitude.

But, to my great amazement, before I left his house at the end of my vacation, my hatred and dislike to him vanished.  The last days of my stay with him was so fun that I even wonder why.  All I knew is that I consistently prayed for him that God will change his behavior towards his laborers as friends and not as slaves.

Well, I didn’t see a change in him at all, but what I noticed is that it’s me whom God changed the heart to love the unlovable as God has also loved me, an unlovable sinner. A reason why He gave His only begotten Son Jesus Christ to die for me.

Thus, God puts some unlikeable people around us to teach us how to deal with them and love them. "To Love Your Enemy As Thyself".