Do you have resentment to towards a person?

[angels4u]

If somebody does not treat you with respect do you resent them?

Are you held captive by resentment from other people against you?

This happened to David a lot and instead of harbouring resentment he told the God how he felt and told God His trust in Him.

He prayed often and left it all in His hands.

How do we handle those situations are we able to leave them in Gods hands and love our enemy?

I love the saying "He who angers you controls you!"

And if somebody angers you its bad for your heath and it could give you hearth problems

How do you deal with resentment?

[Scarletprayers]

I've never been good at holding a grudge (Thank You Lord) but your right, the only person you hurt doing that is yourself. When I'm mad at someone I fuss and fume for alittle while, then I pray allot, and I let it go.

Funny you should post this right now a4, cause I'm pretty angry at my grandson's other grandma for letting him get badly sunburned and then just dropping him off here to me without a care in the world about it.

[Vickilynn]

If somebody does not treat you with respect do you resent them?

Are you held captive by resentment from other people against you?

This happened to David a lot and instead of harbouring resentment he told the God how he felt and told God His trust in Him.

He prayed often and left it all in His hands.

How do we handle those situations are we able to leave them in Gods hands and love our enemy?

I love the saying "He who angers you controls you!"

And if somebody angers you its bad for your heath and it could give you hearth problems

How do you deal with resentment?

Shalom Angels,

"He who angers you controls you!"

You know, I read that in your sig earlier today and it really struck me. HOW TRUE!

We are the ones who suffer, not the other person! They go their merry way and we are left seething and writhing in anger. And yes, THEY do control us then.

It is not a sin to GET angry, but it is a sin to STAY angry or sin because of the anger.

Ephesians 4

26 Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, 27 and give no opportunity to the devil.

[angels4u]

If somebody does not treat you with respect do you resent them?

Are you held captive by resentment from other people against you?

This happened to David a lot and instead of harbouring resentment he told the God how he felt and told God His trust in Him.

He prayed often and left it all in His hands.

How do we handle those situations are we able to leave them in Gods hands and love our enemy?

I love the saying "He who angers you controls you!"

And if somebody angers you its bad for your heath and it could give you hearth problems

How do you deal with resentment?

Shalom Angels,

Amen, I seen that quote up on a church sign a couple of weeks ago and it impressed me too

"He who angers you controls you!"

You know, I read that in your sig earlier today and it really struck me. HOW TRUE!

We are the ones who suffer, not the other person! They go their merry way and we are left seething and writhing in anger. And yes, THEY do control us then.

It is not a sin to GET angry, but it is a sin to STAY angry or sin because of the anger.

Ephesians 4

26 Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, 27 and give no opportunity to the devil.

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Amen

[angels4u]

I've never been good at holding a grudge (Thank You Lord) but your right, the only person you hurt doing that is yourself. When I'm mad at someone I fuss and fume for alittle while, then I pray allot, and I let it go.

Funny you should post this right now a4, cause I'm pretty angry at my grandson's other grandma for letting him get badly sunburned and then just dropping him off here to me without a care in the world about it.

Maybe its the Lord wanting to tell you He takes care of your grandson but I agree its a terrible thing to let that happen we all know how fast we get a sunburn these days and then there is that chance for skin cancer later on in life because of sun burn.

Maybe give it to the Lord and leave it there?

At least its not eating on you anymore

[angels4u]

My dad died two years ago. I moved in with my parents about three weeks before he died. God blessed me a great deal because I was able to do this.

After my dad died, troubles began. I was living with my mom, trying to take care of her, and trying to do what was right with the tools and stuff my dad had left behind. I have three older sisters. My dad died in May, and by the end of that summer, none of my sisters were talking to me. They were angry with me for the way I was handling things, but they would not sacrifice anything of themselves to help me or my mom. Was I angry? Yes! Was I resentful? Yes! Did I handle all this the way God wanted me to? No! Did it hurt me because I didn't? Again, yes!

I spent a year and a half in heaven/hell taking care of my mom. I was fighting my sisters all the way, and I don't believe I will ever have quite the relationship with them as I had before. Those 18 months truly were hell. If I had it to do over again, would I do it? ABSOLUTELY! I learned a great deal in that time.

My sisters treated both me and my mother badly. I reacted with anger, and I'm sorry for that. But the war's not over. My neice graduates at the end of this month, and I will be going into my sister's home to celebrate the occasion. (This sister physically attacked me when I told her to grow up !) I honestly don't know how it will go, but I do think I know how God wants it to. I didn't know if I'd get an invitation to my neice's graduation or not, but I was going to go, anyway. My sister can treat me how she will, but I will still try to love her. (Of my 3 sisters, she is the hardest for me to love!) I will be going there expecting the best. If the best comes, great. If the worst comes, I know God still loves me. And no matter what happens--what I say or what anyone else says--I know my God is there with His arms wrapped around me. No matter what happens, I will still be a child of the King! I need to remember that and keep it a priority in my mind!

I agree, Silentprayer, it's funny angels should post this now. The post has everything to do with what I will be facing in a couple weeks. Words are easy to say. Actions, which speak louder than words, are a little more difficult.

I have come a long ways from two years ago, but I'm still not where I should be. I am aware of the resentment I have towards my sisters and will try to let Christ's love shine instead. But I'm only human. Please pray that I can handle it the way my Jesus would have me do so!

Peace.

This story gives me the chills, your Dad would not have been happy if he knew how things turned out after he died, you hear often about family fights after one of the parents dies and its mostly about what everybody thinks they should get, its terrible, what you are doing right now for being there for your Mom says a lot, she has you to rely on and help her out, its amazing how you handle the situation without getting too upset yourself.

Did you ever thought of writing your sisters a letter and tell them you love them and wish you they could be a family together again?

Think about this prayerfully and you know with God nothing is impossble !

He wants you all to live in harmony

praying for your situation..

[tah]

Good post,

Oh boy does it test my faith when I have ill feeling towards someone else..

My only hope of overcoming them is by the grace and power of the Holy Spirit in me..

but alas , ouch, I have been so guilty ..

God gives me victories to show me I am able to overcome myself and love those who have mistreated me or mine..

and I need those victories when it is especially hard to do it..

I think about the markers that were set up in the Old Testament to show folks where they had been and how far they had come to encourage them..

When it is hard think about the times you have overcome with the help of the Lord and know you can do it again ..

You do not want to hurt anyone they way you have been hurt...

[EricH]

This is not really a Study, so moved from the Study forum to the General Topic forum

[HimAll4]

Can we forgive? We must. And with that forgiveness comes the peace that passes ALL understanding, but this is only done through Christ.

I believe it is absolutely, perfectly normal to have hurt, angry feelings when we or our children are wronged or hurt in some way, but we don't stay there.

There is nothing wrong with the healing process, and allowing ourselves to see we need the time to process through it.

I believe that is why we are told to "be angry and sin not". God knew we would get angry over things, He designed us. But allowing ourselves to get away from the situation so as not to sin and heal through the pain with Christ's help, makes us able to forgive completely.

I've found that, in severe situations (abuse, etc.), the forgiveness sometimes comes in layers. I've worked through, gotten on with life, and then, "wam", bitterness from lack of forgiveness over the same situation shows up again. Only a little deeper than before.

Our God is Good and Faithful to see us through as we seek Him.

[angels4u]

Can we forgive? We must. And with that forgiveness comes the peace that passes ALL understanding, but this is only done through Christ.

I believe it is absolutely, perfectly normal to have hurt, angry feelings when we or our children are wronged or hurt in some way, but we don't stay there.

There is nothing wrong with the healing process, and allowing ourselves to see we need the time to process through it.

I believe that is why we are told to "be angry and sin not". God knew we would get angry over things, He designed us. But allowing ourselves to get away from the situation so as not to sin and heal through the pain with Christ's help, makes us able to forgive completely.

I've found that, in severe situations (abuse, etc.), the forgiveness sometimes comes in layers. I've worked through, gotten on with life, and then, "wam", bitterness from lack of forgiveness over the same situation shows up again. Only a little deeper than before.

Our God is Good and Faithful to see us through as we seek Him.

Our God is Good and Faithful to see us through as we seek Him.

Some situations are very difficult and not easy to forgive but you are right God will help us to work it out for the better.