Read Matthew 5:43-47.
But I say unto you, love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven…(Matthew 5:44-45).
Right reaction is the supreme art of life, and Jesus compressed the secret of that art into a sentence when he said: Resist not evil. A correct understanding of this commandment will regenerate your body, liberate your soul, and remake your life.
Love is God and is therefore absolutely all-powerful. Meeting hatred with Love is the perfect method of self-defense in nearly all circumstances. It renders you virtually invulnerable to any kind of attack.
If you receive bad news, if you are unhappy in your work, or in your home, feel out mentally for the Presence of divine Spirit, all around you; affirm its actuality; and claim that God has dominion over all conditions, and you will soon be free.
And this commandment have we from him, that he who loveth God loves his brother also (1 John 4:21).
This, of course, does not deny us the right to self defense. It does mean we are to return negativity with love. While loving our enemies is a tall order. praying for them and helping them is even tougher.
The good news is that it always works, and it is the only thing that truly does work for our best good. It may feel better to our human nature to counter-attack, condemn or criticize those who hurt us. But all it accomplishes is to drag us into the negative state of lose/lose action/reaction.
For true peace within and for victory without, turn to love and away from hate. Then the enemy will not only be defeated and disarmed, they may be changed to the good forever.
Victory through love,
Z gardener
Good Morning Garden 
By also remembering that vengeance is God’s!