An Eye for an Eye ~
We are still talking about motivation & attitude. An "eye for an eye" was part of the Mosaic judicial law dealing with restitution. If you get into a fight & maim someone's eye - you can demand their eye be maimed too. This law was put into place to give people a natural consequence for their actions that would make them think twice before making a poor choice. It was also placed in order for the victim to stop being a victim. You had such & such happen, here is the resolution - now move on with your live.
Now, is Jesus telling us there is no more restitution? Nope. What He is telling us is we shouldn't be out looking for what we deserve. It's not about making sure the other person pays for their actions. Instead, we are to show Christ's love and forgiveness. After all, what do we really deserve from God? Are we spotless, sinless? No. We deserve His judgement, the wages of sin is death. Instead, He sent us His Son to die for us that we might be forgiven. We deserved death, yet Jesus took out place.
So, treat others the way God treated you. Maybe that should be our golden rule. God forgives us, loves us, ensures that our needs are met. Jesus didn't fight back - He knew NOTHING on this earth was worth more than His relationship with the Father. So, that's were He put His focus. That's were He found joy, peace, self-confidence & control.
It's not about what someone else owes you. It's not about what they deserve. It's about you loving them. When they see that love in your eyes, in your attitude - it will draw them closer to a relationship with Jesus. And that is where our focus should be.
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