"Now, I speak unto you concerning your families—if men will smite you, or your families, once, and ye bear it patiently and revile not against them, neither seek revenge, ye shall be rewarded;
But if ye bear it not patiently, it shall be accounted unto you as being meted out as a just measure unto you."
Doctrine and Covenants 98:23-24
The chapter continues, talking about additional rewards for additional acts of patience, etc. but I just wanted to talk about the "just measure" part. If we are smitten (assuming this doesn't just mean physically, but really not sure), and we freak out about it and complain (which sounds kind of like me, unfortunately), then the no reward for freaking out and lowering ourselves to their level. :)
That honestly seems very just to me... but if we take it patiently, and we cope a little bit more maturely with the wrongs done to us, then we will be rewarded. At least part of the reward is probably from learning to master ourselves better, but still, God is showing us clearly the better way to handle that sort of situation. The trick is figuring out how to get into that mind space where we don't freak out at something like that, and I think as with so many other things, it has a lot to do with being in constant contact with God, and keeping the Spirit with us so that God can help us with staying calm and patient.
Today, let's learn more about keeping our cool with God's help, and not trying to hurt others that hurt us, or contemplating revenge. Instead, let's follow in Christ's footsteps and work on being people of peace, and happier without anger or revenge in our minds and hearts.
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