Do
not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
- Romans 12:21 (NKJV)
Difficult people are everywhere. At your work, at the store, driving on the roads, in your family and even in your church! I once read that the number one goal in dealing with difficult people or circumstances is this: Don’t become what you hate.
That phrase hit me hard. It doesn’t mean we hate the person—it means we must guard our hearts so we don’t let bitterness, pettiness, or anger change who we are in Christ. When someone mistreats us, it’s so easy to snap back, to match their energy, or to “give them a taste of their own medicine.” But God calls us to something higher.
We don’t overcome the devil by using his tactics. We don’t fight darkness by adding more darkness. We drive it back by shining brighter—by doing what is right, by responding with grace, and by filling our hearts with goodness.
There is no greater example of overcoming evil with good than Jesus. Even when betrayed, beaten, and mocked, He still responded with love, forgiveness, and truth. That’s the model we’re called to follow—not because it’s easy, but because it’s holy.
When you choose kindness instead of cruelty, forgiveness instead of revenge, gentleness instead of gossip—you are being a light in a dark world. And the thing about light is, it doesn’t have to fight the darkness to win. It just has to shine.
#dailybreadbykitty
Daily Inspiration from the Bible
- Romans 12:21 (NKJV)
Difficult people are everywhere. At your work, at the store, driving on the roads, in your family and even in your church! I once read that the number one goal in dealing with difficult people or circumstances is this: Don’t become what you hate.
That phrase hit me hard. It doesn’t mean we hate the person—it means we must guard our hearts so we don’t let bitterness, pettiness, or anger change who we are in Christ. When someone mistreats us, it’s so easy to snap back, to match their energy, or to “give them a taste of their own medicine.” But God calls us to something higher.
We don’t overcome the devil by using his tactics. We don’t fight darkness by adding more darkness. We drive it back by shining brighter—by doing what is right, by responding with grace, and by filling our hearts with goodness.
There is no greater example of overcoming evil with good than Jesus. Even when betrayed, beaten, and mocked, He still responded with love, forgiveness, and truth. That’s the model we’re called to follow—not because it’s easy, but because it’s holy.
When you choose kindness instead of cruelty, forgiveness instead of revenge, gentleness instead of gossip—you are being a light in a dark world. And the thing about light is, it doesn’t have to fight the darkness to win. It just has to shine.
#dailybreadbykitty
Daily Inspiration from the Bible
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