Yet To Be #147
It is hard to forgive when the feeling of betrayal is buried deep within the heart.
There is no escaping the bitterness that follows any act of betrayal.
It empties the heart of comfort and light while stealing the soul of any love and joy. Dark seeds take root and bloom; then quickly multiply as anger, hate, and revenge. Soon, they spread far and fester like a disease without a cure.
7 Simple Steps to Help When Forgiving Others:
- Don’t give in. “Watch and pray, that you enter not into temptation: the spirit is willing but, the flesh is weak.” Matthew 26:41
- Look to the Lord for strength. “I will lift up my eyes unto the hills from whence comes my strength, my strength comes from the Lord.” Psalm 121: 1 and 2
- Look to the Lord for help. “God is our refuge and strength a very present help in trouble.” Psalm 46:1
- Do not take matters into your own hands. “Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it
- is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.” Romans 12:19 and “Devise not evil against your neighbor.” Proverbs 3:29
- Ask the Lord for guidance. “In all your ways acknowledge him and he will direct your path.” Proverbs 3:6
- Leave all the pain and anger at the throne of grace. If you forgive others our heavenly Father will also forgive us and His peace that surpasses all understanding will garrison our hearts and minds. Matthew 6:14 and 15, Mark 11:25.
- Sometimes it is easier said than it is to do. We need to take one day at a time. “Take therefore no thought for the morrow; for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself.” Matthew 6:34.
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