Sunday, March 21, 2010

90 Days of Wisdom: Day 79

Do not say, "I'll pay you back for this wrong!" Wait for the LORD, and he will deliver you. (Proverbs 20:22)

When someone does us wrong, it is tempting to get even--to get our revenge. Sometimes we seek active revenge by openly retaliating against a person who has done something wrong to us, or by spreading the news to everyone we know. At other times our revenge is more passive in nature as we cut off communication and give the cold shoulder.

Revenge is not ours to give. Paying back evil-for-evil and getting even are not weapons of righteousness that God has placed in our arsenal. Instead, we need to put these situations in our Lord's hands and wait on Him. He can do a far better job of getting even for us than we can ever do for ourselves.

So what should we do? We need to forgive, pray, and learn. We need to use these situations as an opportunity to practice forgiveness... to let it go. We need to pray for those who do us wrong, that their eyes will be opened and their hearts broken over their actions. We need to learn from each experience. God allows these experiences to purify us, mold us, and grow us.

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