Respect Your Enemies and You Shall be Rewarded.

Luke 6:27-36
27 “But to you who are willing to listen, I say, love your enemies! Do good to those who hate you. 28 Bless those who curse you. Pray for those who hurt you. 29 If someone slaps you on one cheek, offer the other cheek also. If someone demands your coat, offer your shirt also. 30 Give to anyone who asks; and when things are taken away from you, don’t try to get them back. 31 Do to others as you would like them to do to you.

32 “If you love only those who love you, why should you get credit for that? Even sinners love those who love them! 33 And if you do good only to those who do good to you, why should you get credit? Even sinners do that much! 34 And if you lend money only to those who can repay you, why should you get credit? Even sinners will lend to other sinners for a full return.

35 “Love your enemies! Do good to them. Lend to them without expecting to be repaid. Then your reward from heaven will be very great, and you will truly be acting as children of the Most High, for he is kind to those who are unthankful and wicked. 36 You must be compassionate, just as your Father is compassionate.

Based on what those verses above say I think it's a good deal. You respect someone who doesn't respect you and you will surely be blessed. Not only that, but you will have a surprise waiting for you in heaven...One that is inconceivable here on earth!

I give my dog Buddy a treat almost everyday. It's just a dog biscuit, but he loves them. It kinda reminds me of how I act sometimes. I say, "Oh it's just an act of kindness toward one person who wasn't so nice to me. It's not going to make a difference. They're not going to change their opinion of me." They may not like you any better, but God is watching our every move and every small act of kindness in our book is a big deal to him. He likes seeing us treat others well.

"Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into friend." ~Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.