Time to Let It Go

I like to think that I get along well with most people. There are very few folks who I don't care for right off the bat, and usually those folks turn out to have issues and cause problems. I like to think that my 'inner radar' saves me from a lot of drama. When it goes off, I pay attention.

However, living as long as I have, there are some people who have done me wrong or my family or my friends. Once you do me wrong, it's hard for me to let that go. I've been working on being more forgiving and letting go of grudges - or should I say, not creating any grudges.

Every now and then, something will happen that will cause me to remember things that happened a while ago, and I'll find myself still feeling anger and resentment toward a person who did me wrong. As much as I would like to think that I've moved on, I find that I still haven't fully forgiven others.

In those times, I take a moment to pray and ask God to give me a clean heart and a right spirit. (Psalm 51:10) I also pray for the individual who I felt wronged me and ask God to bless them. (Luke 6:28) Then I lay that situation on the altar for my heavenly Father to take care of. (1 Peter 5:7)

As we continue to grow, we must make sure that we are not neglecting our roots. We must make sure that old hurts and old grudges are not holding us back from new blessings. When the Holy Spirit reminds you of an area where things aren't right - even if it happened years ago - take some time to get your heart right with God. He's not bringing it back up just for you to have a moment of reflection, He wants you to have a moment of true growth.

Verse of the Day: I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings. Jeremiah 17:10