Don't Answer a Fool According to His (Her) Folly...

"God blesses you when people mock you and persecute you and lie about you and say all sorts of evil things against you because you are my followers."  Matthew 5:11
As humans, our hearts and spirits are grieved when our actions, intentions, and motivations are misrepresented and even purposefully and spitefully lied about.  It hurts.  A lot.  But greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world, and He gives us grace and peace to rest in the Truth.  Our battle is not against flesh and blood...bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.  Not an easy task (at ALL!!!), but your sadness, hurt and anger will be replaced with peace and strength of character when we do it His way, regardless of what others think, say or do.