Difficult Relationships

I was going to pull today's content from a devotional, but I have something bigger going on in my life that I think I have to write about.
I try so hard to pour our my heart and my love to those around me, especially those closest to me. But some days I feel like all I get back is hate. It's hard to be friends with someone who hates you, but for some reason I keep pouring my love into the relationship.

John 13:34-35 - A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
I guess the only thing I pull strength from is the fact that Jesus loves us with an unconditional love, and He instructs us to love one another as He loves us. I'm not trying to put myself on a pedastal. Definitely not. I'm just trying to understand why I get hate shoved back at me when all I'm trying to do is love those around me. It's especially discouraging.

I John 3:16 - Hereby percieve we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. (KJV)
I John 3:16 - We know what real love is because Christ gave up his live for us. And so we also ought to give up our lives for our Christian brothers and sisters. (NLT)
I just don't understand how someone could harbor so much hate towards a person who loves them so much. But again, I guess that is what Jesus felt a zillion times over as He died on the cross for our sins.

Romans 8:35-39 - Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written, FOR THY SAKE WE ARE KILLED ALL THE DAY LONG; WE ARE ACCOUNTED AS SHEEP FOR THE SLAUGHTER. Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
In the end I just have to remember that God loves me more than I will ever be able to imagine. He knows every ache I feel, every pain that I go through. I have to give Him my hand and trust that He is leading me down the path that I am supposed to be on. I have to place ALL of my faith in Him and draw my strength from Him and His word. I cannot let the discouragements and the heartache of this world separate me from His direction.

Matthew 25:23 - His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thow hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of the lord.
It is my hope to be considered a good and faithful servant of the Lord. I am just a visitor in this world. My home is in Heaven, and until I get there, I will do my best everyday to glorify my God. I want Him to be proud of me and what I am doing here on earth.


I hope that things will get better in the particular relationship that is crashing and burning right now, but until then I am putting all of my trust and my faith in God to get me through.

God Bless,
Taylor