Do not say, “I will recompense evil “; but wait on the Lord, and He will save you. Proverbs 20:22

This is a Bible verse I’ve kept in my heart all my life from a teenager being hurt over and over. With anger inside me. When I found this Bible verse at age 15, I knew in my heart that I could not do evil. I could not repay for any wrongdoing towards me. God has shown me grace all my life, I believe it’s because I have walked in faith, knowing that He will have the ultimate say over everything.We are not to pay evil for evil.

If evil is hate. We cannot be hateful.

If evil is unforgiving. We cannot be unforgiving.

If evil is hurtful. We cannot be hurtful.

If evil is lies. We cannot lie.

We know who we serve, who lives in us.

As hard as it is to submit to the Lord under these circumstances, we must. We must bring those feelings to the cross where ultimately, they have already been made whole in our life. It’s no longer ours to carry.

We have to let go and let God.

GOD IS LOVE.

Love…thinks no evil (1 Corinthians 13:5)

LOVE COVERS A MULTITUDE OF SINS.

Trust me, I know what it feels like to be angry and unforgiving, but we walk in faith. Trusting God that His promises over our lives is best. His sovereignty will be done rather we choose to act in love or in evil. Do we want to answer to Him one day knowing the truth of the Word and yet acting in evil? We should repent of our thoughts when we get in this fleshly thinking and ask him to give us wisdom of His WORD, to teach us how to walk in forgiveness and love even when it’s hard. To guide instruct us of how to be servant leaders, to have a servant heart for even those who have done us wrong. Some people have that spirit to “pay back” “teach a lesson ”

That’s not what God purposed us to do on earth. He created us to be bring Him glory.

The Word of God instructs us what to do in every aspect of our lives –

Jeremiah 33:3 says, Call on Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things which you do not know.

God Himself is telling us, to Call upon Him.
If he is instructing us on this simple act, that shows us, that He knew we would have situations that we as a human could not face alone. We cannot act in our own will. We DO NOT OWN OUR LIFE OR ANYTHING IN IT.

In Romans 12: 2 it says, “Do not be conformed by this world, BUT be transformed by the RENEWING OF YOUR MIND, that you may PROVE what is the GOOD and ACCEPTABLE and PERFECT WILL OF GOD.

In Job 32:8 it says,
BUT there is a spirit in man, and the breath of the Almighty gives him understanding.

Therefore, we are to call upon the Holy Spirit for guidance. We are not of this world. We are to be set apart from the world. We know the word of God.

If you have unforgiveness or anger in your heart, ask the Lord to help you let go of those feelings and thoughts, to let Him save you and set you free from bondage.

Dear Lord,

Forgive us for our unloving thoughts, thoughts that hinder our growth in You, thoughts that keep us in bondage, thoughts that bring more burden to us. Help and guide us to know who we are in Christ, who lives inside us, that we are to walk in love. We are to show love and forgiveness even when it’s hard. Give us peace in this season, give us peace to know that we walk in faith and not in evil ways. Give us peace as we be obedient to Your word. Give us peace as we pray for those who have done us or our family wrong. Give us peace as we wait on you Lord, may your will be done. We thank you for your grace and mercy over our lives. Thank you for your love towards us. Thank you for your provision over our lives. Guide us and be with us every day of our lives. We love you Abba Father. In Jesus name we pray.

Amen