???Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written, “It is mine to avenge, I will repay???, says the Lord.???
(Romans 12:19)
Susanna knew she should forgive.? But the hurt and the anger still hung on in the deep corners of her heart.? It went against her sense of justice and she secretly wished to see some kind of revenge.? She somehow felt that if she forgave it was defeat.?
Susanna couldn’t have been more wrong.? As long as she held unforgiveness in her heart the hurting continued.? The bitterness grew.? She knew bitterness was creeping into her heart and she felt powerless over it.
Forgiveness is a choice.? It is a choice you make for yourself.? You don’t just forgive for someone else’s sake; you do it for your own sake.? It is the only way to be free of the anger in the depth of your heart and the bitterness that is birthed from the betrayal.
When we hold unforgiveness in our heart it goes completely against God’s advice to us. He knows how we work because He made us. To take His word to heart is the road to healing.
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???Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written, “It is mine to avenge, I will repay???, says the Lord.??? (Romans 12:19)
If you have been wronged and it is hanging on and dragging your spirit down, acknowledge the hurt and the hate.? Then make a choice to let the offending person off your hook.? Release the situation to God’s care and know that they are not off God’s hook and He will deal fairly with them because He has promised you He will.? Leave God to be the bill collector.?
You will find a new freedom in your soul.? Anger that is not dealt with brings poison into your soul and gives the enemy of your soul a foothold.? God doesn’t tell us to never be angry.? He does tell us to deal with our anger so it will not poison our soul.? (Eph.4:26 – 27)
We often have to live with the consequence of the other person’s action against us whether we want to or not.? But we choose whether we will do it in the downward spiral of bitterness or in the forward journey of forgiveness.
~Dear Father in Heaven,
Today I acknowledge I have let anger come into my heart and stay there.? Father God I feel the ugliness of bitterness growing in my spirit and I don’t want it there.? I want to be free.? Please help me to face what has happened and to release my desire to see revenge.? Help me to be wise in dealing with the consequences of this action against me. I choose not to hang on to bitterness and anger.? I choose to be filled with your Holy Spirit. Today I choose forgiveness.? Father please heal the “feelings??? in my heart as well.
In the name of Jesus I pray, Amen
LG12
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