“The Lord will decide between us. Perhaps the Lord will punish you for what you are trying to do to me, but I will never harm you” (1 Samuel 24:12 NLT).
It’s a daily struggle to battle the bulge. It’s one choice after another to make the healthiest decisions. It’s a love/hate relationship between myself and the gym’s treadmill. Today’s verse offers a very important dieting tip.
Taking the higher road is a weight loss technique.
Refusing to carry a grudge looks good on any body shape.
Allowing God to settle the score between myself and any of my offenders, frees me up to experience more and more of His blessings.
Are there issues I could continue to stew about in my mind? Are there instances of hurt feelings quickly recalled to memory at the slightest thought? Have I been hurt, used, ignored, spoken badly to or enraged?
You bet. But from one weight watcher to another, they’re not worth carrying around. Receiving a well done from God surpasses the most fleeting tastes of revenge.
Malinda Edgell
Illinois
PRAY TOGETHER: Pray for unity and freedom from these extra weights of conflict among believers in your congregation.
