Skip to main content

Messed Up Thinking

Messed Up Thinking


Have you ever had someone do you wrong?  I mean someone close to you, someone you trusted, you loved and they betrayed you?  It hurts right?  Of course it hurts.  It is in these times we need to be on extra guard against messed up thinking.  

What do I mean by messed up thinking?  The kind of thinking that takes joy in the person who hurt you being hurt.  Where if something good happens for them you get upset because what you really want is for them to “GET WHAT THEY DESERVE.”  The kind of thinking that leads you to being depressed if they are in anyway happy.  


Romans 12 has some very good instruction and how we are to think and act concerning those who have wronged us.

Romans 12:14 Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. 

Romans 12:17 Repay no one evil for evil. Have regard for good things in the sight of all men. 18 If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men. 19 Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord. 20 Therefore “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; If he is thirsty, give him a drink; For in so doing you will heap coals of fire on his head.” 21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.


Let us also remember that by the grace of God none of get the punishment that justice requires for all that we have done and we have done far worse towards God than anyone has ever done to us.  There is nothing wrong with wanting justice but let us not begrudge someone else receiving grace in place of judgement just as we have received or want to receive. 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

1st Report from 2nd Ireland Trip

  Report From second Ireland trip.     Arrived in Ireland on time and very blessed.  The Lord provided me access to an airport lounge for my layover in Washington DC and for a row by myself to stretch out on the plane flight over.  Superfast pick up of the rental car and off I went to Castledaly.    Castledaly is a wonderful retreat/summer camp facility.  There was actually another retreat going on the same time as Outreach Ireland’s retreat.  The European Christian Mission and I the great privilege of meeting and speaking with Jonathan McCracken who is a church planter currently planting a church in Claremorris, Ireland.  Being that church planting is a passion of mine and part of my calling/mission this was indeed a divine appointment.  I was able to exchange contact information and am hoping to build relationship with him. Outreach Ireland’s retreat was a Holy Spirit filled time of connection, relati...
Post a Comment
Read more

Do we have big enough expectations?

  Do we have big enough expectations?   How do you define hope?  Do you define it as most of the world has come to define it which is basically wishing?  Actually, hope is to have an expectation for something or that something will happen and this is especially true in a Biblical context.  Take a look at the following verses and every time you read hope say expectation.     Romans 15:4 For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope.    Romans 15:12-13 And again, Isaiah says: “There shall be a root of Jesse; And He who shall rise to reign over the Gentiles, In Him the Gentiles shall hope.”  13  Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.   Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evi...
Post a Comment
Read more