Forgiveness allows God to work. Many times when someone hurts us or does something against us, we think that by not forgiving them, we are hurting them back. We believe that to forgive means that it makes what they did acceptable or okay.
Unforgiveness is a trick, because it really hurts you. Bitterness is a poison, and will destroy your body, your relationships and wants to dictate your life. God says that "Vengeance is mine." (Romans 12:19) which means that He is your defender. The God of the Universe can handle a situation much better than we can, and He states over and over that He is a good protector of His children. (2 Samuel 22:3-4, Isaiah 54:17, Psalm 91:1-3) However, if you are holding a record of wrongs against someone, you're not giving God any room to take care of it.
The Word says "Do not let the sun go down on your wrath." That means, don't go to bed upset. If you do, you're going to wake up with bitterness.
Today, if you recognize where you have been holding bitterness against someone, ask God to help you forgive them before the day is over. Let's give God room to work on the situation and trust Him to take care of us!
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