At times, in the greatest of our trials, God’s way it to take care of us, put us back together and re-glue the broken pieces over tearing apart another who has inflicted the pain. God has chosen to save us, to restore us and to grow us. The question is are we grateful for our restoration and flourishing, or are we consumed in hate and anger that the source of our agony is not attacked, punished and destroyed?
It boils down to where our happiness is found – in our grateful heart or another’s demise. Do we count our God given blessings or cling to our man made tally sheet?
Even after God blesses us, why is it so hard to turn away from cursing an enemy? Revenge consumes. Christ never sought revenge. If needed, He turned His back and walked away; but He never succumbed to Satan’s trap of wanting revenge. “When they hurled their insults at Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats. Instead He entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly.” 1 Peter 2:23 (NIV)
Help me, Lord, to be the person You created me to be.
Uplifted in a Broken Down World 