resentment

it's hard to pray for someone when you're angry at them. when you feel resentment or unforgiving toward them you know you're not being very Christ-like. so you ask God to forgive you and take those feelings and change you because you can't do it on your own. then you think of God saying to bless those that persecute you. you know you should but you're almost choking on the words but then the blessing comes and you know it's God working in you because you know it's not something you could've done on your own. and you feel the burden lift.