March 24, 2011
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Don’t get even
Don’t say, “I will get even for this wrong.”
Wait for the Lord to handle the matter.Proverbs 20:22 (New Living Translation)
Sometimes people are going to do us wrong. When that happens, instead of “getting even” or “getting back at them”, we should pray and wait for the Lord to handle the matter, for He can handle it much better then we could! If we respond in anger and get even with the person we’ll only end up causing more trouble in the end, which will cause that person to keep treating us wrongly and if we keep responding by treating them wrong it’s going to start a bad cycle of anger. So the next time someone treats you wrong, hold your tongue. Don’t get back at them. Pray…and wait. God will handle the matter…for there is no one better to handle things then God!
