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Show kindness and seek to do good to one another and to everybody. God is saying we must be proactive. We should be on the lookout to share His mercy, kindness and goodness with people. We must aim for kindness and seek to do well. Moreover, we need to be kind to people even when they do not deserve it. We need to walk in love and be courteous even when somebody is unkind to us.
When you are placed in awkward situations where somebody does not treat you right, you have a golden opportunity to help heal a wounded heart, Keep I mind, hurting people often hurt other people as a result of their own pain. If somebody is rude and inconsiderate, you can almost be certain that they have some unresolved issues indie. They have some major problems anger, resentment or some heartache they are trying to cope with or overcome. The last thing they need is for you rot make matters worse by responding angrily.
Evil is never overcome by more evil. If you mistreat people who are mistreating you, you will make matters worse. When you express anger to somebody who has been angry with you, it is like adding fuel to a fire. We overcome evil with good. When somebody hurts you, the only way can overcome it is by showing them mercy, forgiving them and doing what is right.
Keep taking the high road and be kind and courteous. Keep wiling in love and have a good attitude. God sees what you are dong. He sees you going the extra mile to do what is right and He will make sure your good actions and attitude will overcome that evil. If you will keep doing the right thing, you will come out far ahead of where you would have been had you fought fire with fire.
God is our vindicator. He will not let you lose out. You may think you are getting the short end of the stick but when it all said and done, God will make sure that you do not lose anything truly valuable.