BBD 05.31.17 Just Hurting Yourself (Classic)
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Classic from 2010
Burning Bush Devotional
31 May 2017
Just
Hurting Yourself
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the
day of redemption. Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking
be put away from you, with all malice. And be kind to one another,
tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you. -
Ephesians 4:30-32 NKJV.
And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive
him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses. - Mark
11:25 NKJV.
If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men.
Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is
written, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord. 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.” - Romans 12:18-20 NKJV.
Jeanne Mundango Manunga threatened to do harm hundreds of times by sending
threatening text messages to…herself. Manunga falsely claimed the threatening
messages were from her former boyfriend and his sister-in-law. She started
sending the messages after the relationship ended with the boyfriend back in
2008.
Manunga has been convicted of three felony charges of
false imprisonment by fraud or deceit. She also was convicted of two
misdemeanor charges of making a false police report. Jeanne Manunga may have
only made up the threats to harm her, but she did succeed in hurting herself
through her deceitful, lying, hate filled actions. She is now under three years
of probation supervision, and must pay close to $50,000 in restitution. Ouch!
That must hurt!
Actually, Jeanne not only hurt herself, but she did hurt her boyfriend and his
sister-in-law as well. It is unknown if she has any children or if her parents
are living; however, if they are, the actions of Jeanne harmed them too,
bringing emotional pain into their lives.
The actions of Jeanne may have flowed out of anger, which generated the desire
for revenge. Most of us have been angry at one time or another and we quickly
release that anger through forgiveness. Some people are unable to immediately
forgive and they hang onto their anger.
Anger when not released becomes like a little pet that
they give additional emotional food to from time to time, and with this
happening, they bring increasing levels of pain into their lives. This pain
results in adverse effects to their physical health and emotional health.
Physically, chronic anger can increase blood pressure and cholesterol levels;
the immune system becomes impaired and appears to make a person more
susceptible to disease including cancer. Emotionally, chronic anger is
devastating and can result in the emotional responses of remorse, guilt,
embarrassment, and shame.
The harmful effects of anger do not stop with the angry person, but extends to their
children, and to all of their family members. It also can affect the quality of
work in their employment, and as they lash out at others around them cause
additional pain to their fellow workers. Of course, we know that this kind of
anger can create greater havoc in the form of: road rage, child abuse, spousal
abuse, assaults on others, and sometimes even murder.
How can you forgive when you have been terribly wronged by someone else? Only
through the power of God. Confess to God your inability to forgive in your own
strength, and ask Him to give you His strength to forgive (Philippians 4:13). God says, “Vengeance is Mine.” God will
take care of what needs to be done in the other person's life. If you refuse to
forgive this only allows them to hurt you, and the others in your life that you
care about more and more.
From my own experience, I know that when I have made the
conscious decision to forgive, and ask for God's help to do it, I feel as
though I have been released from a great burden. Let your anger go, and move
forward in life, growing stronger with each step you take with your Lord and
your God.
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