James 5:9-10 (NLT): “Don’t grumble about each other, brothers and sisters, or you will be judged. For look – the Judge is standing at the door!
For examples of patience in suffering, dear brothers and sisters, look at the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.”
I like these two verses – how differently we would live our lives – if we held this view in our hearts, all the time. The view of Jesus, full of love – standing at the door – watching us express His love to others. If we grumble about each other, are we, in fact grumbling about what God has done (that He has put in our path, people we may find difficult to live with)?
I thought that this was a challenging comment, made by Selwyn: “Well, let me share something that I have discovered: a grudge, to be kept alive, has to be nourished. If you stop feeding it by dwelling on the hurts that someone has caused you, it soon disappears. One reason why we dislike giving up our grudges is because we use them as an excuse for our own bad behaviour.”
Consequently, I also liked today’s prayer: “O God, how dangerous it is to live with a grudge when I can live with grace. If there are any grudges in my heart, I ask You to uproot them now. Cleanse me from every sin. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.”
Get rid of grudges
James 5:9-10 (NLT): “Don’t grumble about each other, brothers and sisters, or you will be judged. For look – the Judge is standing at the door!
For examples of patience in suffering, dear brothers and sisters, look at the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.”
I like these two verses – how differently we would live our lives – if we held this view in our hearts, all the time. The view of Jesus, full of love – standing at the door – watching us express His love to others. If we grumble about each other, are we, in fact grumbling about what God has done (that He has put in our path, people we may find difficult to live with)?
I thought that this was a challenging comment, made by Selwyn: “Well, let me share something that I have discovered: a grudge, to be kept alive, has to be nourished. If you stop feeding it by dwelling on the hurts that someone has caused you, it soon disappears. One reason why we dislike giving up our grudges is because we use them as an excuse for our own bad behaviour.”
Consequently, I also liked today’s prayer: “O God, how dangerous it is to live with a grudge when I can live with grace. If there are any grudges in my heart, I ask You to uproot them now. Cleanse me from every sin. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.”