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cope and recover from this dangerous problem.
strong you really are.
The Word encourages us to pray
for those who seek to do harm to
us. It is not natural for us to want
to do that, but that’s exactly why
we should. When we show love
to our enemies by being kind
when they are unkind, by praying for them when they are being mean, we are being most like
our Heavenly Father. Further,
Luke 6:31 says: “And just as you
want men to do to you, you also
do to them likewise.” So what
is the bully saying by behaving
that way? Do they believe they
ENCOURAGEMENT
IN should be treated the way they
GOD’S WORD
treat others? Yes, they do. They
do not think very highly of themTake courage! God does not like selves, and it shows in their bethe bully’s evil actions and intents havior toward others.
toward others. Know that God is
with you as it says in 2Thess. He or she does not have enough
3:3: “But the Lord is faithful, who self-esteem to understand they
will establish you and guard you are worthy of love and respect.
from the evil one.” And again in Therefore, they cannot bestow
Deut. 31:6, “Be strong and of love and respect on to others, at
good courage, do not fear nor be least not to someone they feel
afraid of them; for the Lord your jealous and envious of. The bulGod, He is the One who goes ly more than likely wants somewith you, He will not leave you thing that you have. You may be
nor forsake you.” He says again very smart in math and they may
in Isaiah 41:10: “Fear not, for I be doing very poorly. Instead of
am with you, be not dismayed, asking you for help, they would
for I am your God. I will strength- rather make themselves appear
en you, Yes I will help you, I will to be superior to you, always in
uphold you with My righteous front of other people, so they
right hand.”
look important.
The last thing a person should
do if they are faced with a bully,
is to keep silent. They should
avoid isolation, and be active
in school in order to keep busy
and avoid potential victimization
by being alone. Communication
is very important. Lose the idea
that you do not want to “snitch”
on anyone. Tell someone you
trust what you are going through.
They may have ideas that can
help you resolve the situation.
Make no mistake about it. God
loves you! He wants the best
for you. Yes, being in a situation
like this is very hard. It hurts to
think someone may dislike you
so much that they would want to
hurt you. But God loves you and
seeks your highest good. Sometimes it does not feel that way,
but it is true. This may very well
just be a test for you to see how
It is an age-old problem that
simply needs to stop. As stated
before, through a praying home
environment, parents that instill
good in their children, teachers that are aware and alert to
see the symptoms and signs of
bully behavior and victimization,
perhaps one day, we can finally
make these statistics non-existent. At least that is my hope
and prayer.
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SOURCES CITED:
https://www.dosomething.org/
us/facts/11-facts-about-bullyinghttps://www.stopbullying.gov/
cyberbullying/what-is-it/ https://
nobullying.com/bullying-suicidestatistics/
Other sources to get help and information from:
http://theprotectors.org/faithbased-school-4-part-anti-bullying-program/
http://www.pacer.org/bullying/
http://www.stompoutbullying.
org/
http://www.championsagainstbullying.com/
http://www.endcyberbullying.
org/
http://www.bullyingstatistics.org/
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