"Many people are driven by resentment and anger. They hold on to hurts and never get over them. Instead of releasing their pain through forgiveness, they rehearse it over and over in their minds. Some resefntment-driven people 'clam up' and internalize their anger, whild others 'blow up' and explode it onto others. Both Responses are unhealthy and unhelpful. Resentment always hurts you more than it deos the person you resent. While your offender has probably forgotten the offense and gone on with life, you continue to stew in your pain, perpetuating the past. Listen: Those who have hurt you in the past cannot continue to hurt you now unless you hold on to the pain through resentment. Your past is past! NOthing will change it. You are only hurting yourself with your bitterness. For your own sake, learn from it, and then let it go..." from Rick Warren's The Purpose Driven Life (page 28)
How true these words are. You only hurt yourself by resenting others and not letting go to past hurts. It's a fact. Replaying the situation over and over again in your mind only hinders you. It hinders you, it hinders your life, it hinders your walk in Christ. If we fail to forgive others, God will not forgive us (Matthew 6:15). We have to be able to let things go. I have been recently guilty of that, but you know what. I say NO MORE to that. I resolve to let go of things. I resolve to concentrate on my relationship with the Lord & to not allow actions or things to irritate me. I resolve to GET over it!
GET over it! That is what I'm going to adopt this year. Get over it & move on. For all of those that find yourselves in this predicament, let it go. There is no offense or insult too great to not let go of.
Important Emphasis: We only hurt ourselves by holding on to past offenses!
Until Next Time...Lord's Willing :)
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