I know I've been pretty upset lately. While being upset if you asked me I would have told you "no I'm not mad at this person or that person just at the situation." Which was true. But then when you, or me, let the anger or the hurt towards a situation sit and fester like an open wound we tend to look for someone, anyone, to blame.
I'm guilty of that. I'm a hundred percent guilty of blaming every bad thing that is happening in my life on certain people at that time.
Truth is, it's not their fault. Its human nature.
People make mistakes.
"For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." Romans 3:23. That includes "the bad guy" of your situation. That includes you. That includes me.
Have we ever taken a second to look ourselves in the mirror and realize that yes while we're being hurt by someone else that the bad guy in this situation is ourselves. I'm the one, who won't let it go. I'm the one who won't go to the person to ask for forgiveness or forgive them.
Speaking for myself, I have a hard time getting over things. The truth here is the bad guy, is me. I'm the one who is letting the hurt and the anger fester in my heart. That's a sin all in of itself.
How am I letting God use me, or how do I expect to hear from God if all I have is this open wound in my heart that I'm letting fester?
"Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. And be KIND to one another, TENDERHEARTED, FORGIVING one another, even as God in Christ forgave you." Ephesians 4:31&32
I don't know about you but I'm feeling like I need to ask for some forgiveness in my life.
Have a beautiful day!
-Kassandra
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