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Are you singing "A Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song"? If so you have three options.
1) You can choose to get them back, even the score -- retaliate! The problem with that choice is like Gandhi said: "An eye for an eye and soon the whole world will be blind." If you get them back, they will probably get you back and the cycle of revenge will go on and on.
2) You can choose to resent, hate, or hold on to bad feelings. Meanwhile the person who did you wrong is going about his or her merry way, unaware of the bitterness and misery that you are putting yourself through. Someone has said: "Resentment is like burning down your own house to get rid of a rat." Does that sound very effective?
3) Or you can choose bless the person who did you wrong. That is the method that Jesus taught. He said: "Pray for those who persecute you." Try it. It works wonders.
All you need to do is ask God to bless the person who did you wrong. You don't need to "feel like" doing it or even to want to do it. You just obey and do it whether you want to or not. Just do it. Say something like this: "Dear God, I ask you to bless ___________ and bless his family. Give him (or her) good health and meet all his financial needs. Fill his life with good things. In Jesus name. Amen."
If you will obey Jesus and begin to bless those who have done you wrong, you will begin to be free from bitterness, hatred, and unforgiveness. Try it! It really works. A few years ago I prayed an individual prayer of blessing for every person I could think of who has ever done me wrong. Whew! It was wonderful. A bunch of stuff left my heart that I had forgotten was there. It feels so good not to have bad feelings toward anybody.
Try it. Experiment. Just see what happens. What do you have to lose? Right now, before you exit this blog, go ahead and pray a prayer of blessing for someone who has done you wrong. |
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| April 17, 2008 |
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Steve,
My favorite passage. 1 Peter 4:8 Above all else have fervent love for one another, for love will cover the multitude of sins.
Great post my friend. |
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| April 17, 2008 |
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| Thank you Brother you are a Blessing! |
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| April 17, 2008 |
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| That's a great Scripture, Jerry. |
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| April 17, 2008 |
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| So true, hard to feel resentment against someone you are praying for! It definitely works |
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| April 17, 2008 |
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| I appreciate your reading my posts, Doyle. |
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| April 17, 2008 |
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| Thanks for that confirmation, Shirley! |
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| April 18, 2008 |
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| It's human nature to hold a grudge for people who "done you wrong". Not that I'm using this as an excuse, but I find myself holding these grudges for long periods of time. I guess it's part of my need for self-discipline (see my profile). I know what the Bible says about loving your brother, etc., but your have given me a practical application. Thanks for the help! |
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| April 18, 2008 |
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| Ed: It is very difficult to go against our natural tendency to hold a grudge. We all have it. However, the Gospel requires us to do the opposite and show loving behavior instead. |
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| April 18, 2008 |
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| Steve this was a wonderful blog.....and I am a living witness that it works....When my husband left me and my two small children back in 1984, emotionally I went through all kind of changes....he left me for another women...one of my bridesmaids in my wedding....left us in a house with no electricity ..little food.....and little money....I literally had to turn my face to the wall and cry out to God.....and because of God's Faithfulness, He delivered me and my children....but for years I held a lot of bitterness and anger in my heart (I guess I was a # 2 on your list)....God literally would wake me up in the middle of the night, and dealt with me about it. It wasn't until I began to pray for him and her, according to Matthew 5:44-48, and finally went to my husband and verbally talked with him, and forgave him, was I able to go on. Today, though divorced now, and he has since remarried to another person, we are wonderful friends, and I am still friends with the women he left me for...Is our God awesome or what! (smile) |
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| April 18, 2008 |
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| That's a great story of the power of God's healing, Mar Jay. If you had not been willing to forgive, you could have blocked God's Spirit from working so wonderfully. |
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| April 19, 2008 |
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| Excellent idea, Lara. |
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