--HOW DO YOU RESPOND TO HURT ~

--[ Friend, We all get hurt. It's a feeling we will need to deal with until Jesus takes us out of this world. Personally, I was hurt within the last 36 hours. I did not want to relinquish that until the person had apologized. Well, that's not the way of Jesus. He forgave us before the foundation of the world. He came to die so we can live with Him in eternity. If you haven't already, please memorize the Lord's Prayer, [Matthew 6: 9 thru 13] and when the enemy puts those thoughts in your mind, say Jesus' prayer to Him out of your heart. He will help to heal your broken spirit. He is the miracle working Savior. May the Lord bless you always, especially [as you go through this month of December,] and remember the greatest gift ever given, is JESUS CHRIST and HIM CRUCIFIED! In Christ Alone. ~]

PRAY OVER THIS
“Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord: looking carefully lest anyone fall short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up cause trouble, and by this many become defiled.”
(Hebrews 12:14-15)
- angelwing
PONDER THIS

We’ve all been hurt. There is not one of us who has not suffered some kind of hurt. And when we are hurt, our natural inclination is to react with anger. We react with resentment. We have a desire to get even and to hurt the one who has hurt us.

Christians are called to recognize that desire to be wrong. We recognize that as our old nature. In these moments, we are to confess that desire, deal with it, and get over it so it doesn’t become a root of bitterness. But a bitter person is different. When bitter people are hurt, they don’t deal with their bitterness but take it into their hearts. They begin to dwell on it and mull it over and over again. And then they look for other problems to justify this feeling of bitterness.

How do you typically respond when you’ve been hurt?
How might remembering the truth of the Gospel help you avoid bitterness when you’ve been hurt?

PRACTICE THIS

Take time to consider recent hurts you’ve experienced. Are any of these moving toward bitterness? Ask God to help you respond in a manner that honors Christ and does not hold onto hurt.

--LWF/ AR ~~

Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me." [John 14:6]