Everybody has a couple of people who just don't like them for some reason. No, you may have never said anything to them. No, you probably have not done anything for them to simply dislike you. In fact, they probably hate you. They make every effort for you to realize that they do not like you.
You have to realize that there are people who may come into your life that don't make you laugh once, but make you cry often. I encountered this in high school. That one person, no matter how nice you are to them, they just do not and will not like you. Everyone told me that they'll grow out of it, but that was so untrue. They grew from the middle schooler who didn't like me, to the high schooler that didn't like me, and to most likely a college student who still will not like me. I know that when I get older, there will be people who still just do not like me. I have a lot to be thankful for because of the people who do not and probably will not ever like me.
To those people that just hate me: I used to blame myself all the time. I couldn't wrap my mind around what I had done to make someone hate me that much. I used to think of anything that I could wrap my mind around that I had possibly done for them to not like me. Then I stopped searching and realized that I no longer cared. To simply have everybody like you is quite impossible, no matter how hard you try. The simple fact that you live in the same town, go to the same school, and are in the same class gives them every reason to hate you. But, thankfully I no longer care.
I am sorry for the reason you may hate me. Whatever it was, I am sorry. I wish you the best. I hope everything that you've wanted works out for you. Whatever it was that has caused the disconnect between us, I am truly sorry. However, you taught me to find my worth in The One rather that the opinions of humans on this earth. You have taught me that no matter how many good things I can do, no number will make you or anyone else like me more. You have taught me the lesson of slow to speak and slow to anger. You have taught me to find the one thing that is constant in my life, and that is The One.
You probably think I hate you, but to be truthful I think quite the opposite of you. In fact, I love you. I love you as a sister/brother of The King. You were made in His image, and to hate something that He made with his own thoughts and hands, would to also be hating Him. I was designed for a reason, and so were you. I can't hate that. So, I pray that every time we cross paths wherever that may be and whatever time it is, that I pray for you. I pray that you find a relationship with The One. I pray that I reflect Christ in all that I say and do, no matter what is done to me or said about me.
I forgive you, even if you have never said the "s" word. I forgive you because I have been forgiven of far worse. I forgive you and I also ask that you forgive me. But, even if that can't happen, I pray nothing but the best for your life. I love you as a brother/sister in Christ.
--Your Sister in Christ
But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you. Luke 6:27-28
