This blog is about today’s devotion in the book Hearing from God Each Morning by Joyce Meyer.
Today’s devotion is about having the right attitudes in our heart. The thing that stuck out to me is the mention of bitterness and resentment. We aren’t supposed to have those in our lives. I’ve known that. But it’s still a constant struggle for me to forgive a couple of people who have hurt me. Yes, the hurt was deep, but so is the love of God. And if God lives in me, why am I still bitter?
I say I forgive. But when I think about what happened I still hurt, and then that hurt turns into bitterness (again). It’s like I have to keep forgiving these people over and over again. Only God can help me on this road, because I know I can’t do it on my own.
We’re supposed to guard our hearts. Things like bitterness and resentment only attack and harm our hearts. Letting bad attitudes infest our hearts can damage our whole spiritual life and cloud our communications with God. Guarding our hearts isn’t just about making sure we don’t get into dangerous situations with others. It’s about keeping us safe from our own sinful natures.
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