Love one Another

Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God.  Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.  Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.  This is how God showed his love among us:  He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.  This is love:  not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.  Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.  No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.  1 John 4:7-12

This is another one of those verses that makes me want to say, "Well, duh!".  But, just like in the past, it isn't that simple.  It is so easy for me to love the ones that I "like".  My personality is one that if I don't like you, then I don't want to be around you.  I don't want to have to deal with you.  I usually make every effort to do just that.  Especially if I have been wronged.  I don't hold a grudge.  I simply wipe you from my world. 
So, when I read the verses above I realized that I am blessed that God doesn't react the same way.  If he did, I would be wiped from his world.  Notice it says that NO ONE loves God, but he loves us!  How many times have I wronged God and he still loves me.
Okay, God, I get it.  I have it all wrong.  I am supposed to love everyone.  It doesn't matter if I like them or if they have wronged me.  I still have to find a way to love them through it.  But, I can't do it on my own.  I know that much. 
Even as I think about it, there are some people that jump to the forefront of my mind that I am screaming, "NO NOT THAT PERSON!".  Honestly, I really don't want to do this.  I don't want to let go of my old ways.  Isn't that sad?  But, I feel like I have a right to feel the way I do.  But, when I mediate on the verses above, I know I have no right.  Not after the love that has been shown to me.  The ultimate love that has been shown on the cross. 
So, I will begin this process.  If I know me, this isn't not going to be easy.  This is going to be a long process.  I know that I am going to make a lot of mistakes.  But, I am going to let God continue to work in my heart and trust that he can do powerful things in me if I let him.  So, here we go....Love one another!