Thursday, 10th February, 2022
Memory Verse: You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the sons of your own people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord. Leviticus 19:18 (ESV)
Elizabeth Gilbert said, “As smoking is to the lungs, so is resentment to the soul; even one puff is bad for you”. Resentment (also called ranklement or bitterness) is a complex, multilayered emotion that has been described as a mixture of disappointment, disgust, anger, and fear. Resentment is a bitter indignation at having been treated unfairly. Sometimes resentment leads to an inability to stop thinking about the event that caused intense emotion, feelings of regret or remorse, fear of avoidance, an intense relationship, inability to let go of anger. Recurring negative thoughts may take over and linger for long periods of time — sometimes even years. For some people, resentment may cause feelings of disappointment or remorse. There is no one cause of resentment, but most cases involve an underlying sense of being maltreated or wronged by another person. Resentment could also be triggered by: 1. Relationships with people who insist on being right all the time. 2. Being taken advantage of by another. 3. Feeling downcast. 4. Unrealistic expectations of others. 5. Not being heard. 6. Interactions with people who are always late. Resentment leads to the inability to let go or forgive. Several signs, however, can indicate that you or someone you know might be on the path toward experiencing overwhelming resentment which include: recurring negative feelings, anger, bitterness, frustration, disappointment, hard feelings, uneasiness.
WAY OUT OF RESENTMENT
1. Know for sure that all things work together for good to them that love God and are called according to His purpose.
2. Also know that the nature of man will keep giving you a reason why you shouldn’t let go but you have to forgive and forget.
3. Ask the Holy Spirit for divine enablement to leave above resentment which is a work of the flesh.
4. Reach out to the person you resent and talk things over.
5. Reach out to the person you resent and give a gift.
“Anger, resentment and jealousy doesn’t change the heart of others – it only changes yours” – Shannon Alder.
Quote: Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die – CarrieFisher
Prophetic Decree: Today, the cycle of recurring negative thoughts and emotions is broken, in Jesus name.
Prayer Focus
1. Thank you Jesus for the promise of a sound mind.
2. My present shall not anchor on my past, in Jesus name.
3. Stronghold of previous bad relationships shall not keep me bound, in Jesus name.
4. I receive divine enablement by the power of the Holy Ghost to live above my pain and let go of my past, in Jesus name.
5. Right now, I command the yoke of resentment in my life to be broken, in Jesus name.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Exodus 33-35