A Nugget To Chew On From RT Kendall

(Note: The hi-lited passages are links to the appropriate sites or Scriptures)

Right now I am reading Total Forgiveness - again - GREAT BOOK!! One of "my women" who had been through similar circumstances and helped carry me through the beginning of my journey told me that I "had" to buy it and I thank God that I did. It has been one of those "life-changing" books.
Anyway, I was reading it tonight and this little nugget was just too good to not pass on -
RT Kendall writes:
"What is an enemy? It is a person who either wants to harm you or who would say something about you so as to call your credibility or integrity into question. They would rejoice at your downfall or your lack of success. They would not pray that God would bless you and prosper you but instead they would sincerely hope that God would bring you down...
An enemy is also a person who will take unfair advantage of you; they will "despitefully use you" (Matt 5:44). They will walk all over you. If they know you place vengeance in God's hands rather than your own...they will exploit it all the more - knowing you will not retaliate..."

"An enemy will often persecute you. The Greek word for "persecute" simply means "to follow" or "to pursue". Enemies will pursue you, because they are obsessed with you...
The persecutor's main tactic is to discredit you. They will speak badly about you...tell your friends about any indiscretions they may perceive in your life; they will go out of their way to keep you from succeeding and from being admired...[They] don't kill with the sword or a gun; they do it with the tongue or the pen."
And here is the "Kicker":
"When you know that a person is obsessed with you and is out to discredit you, you are very, very blessed indeed. This doesn't happen to everyone. You are chosen, for behind your enemy is the hand of God. God has raised up your enemy - possibly just for you! King Saul's pursuit of David was the best thing that could have happened to David at the time. It was a part- a most vital part- of David's preparation to be king...God was ensuring that when the day came for him to wear the crown, he would be ready...God did David a very special favor. He raised up Saul to keep him on his toes, to teach him to be sensitive to the Spirit (1 Sam 24:5), and to teach him total forgiveness. Saul was David's passport to greater anointing..."

"If you have a real, relentless, genuine enemy - someone who is not a figment of your anxiety or imagination - then you should see yourself as sitting on a mine of twenty-four carat gold...If you have been blessed in this way, thank God every time you [think of this person]. Your enemy, should you handle him or her correctly, could turn out to be the best thing [spiritually] that ever happened to you" (!!!!)

Wow. Now that's ONE perspective. I just thought that was really interesting and wanted to pass it on. Any thoughts?

Matthew 5:11-12 "Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven..."