I knew that I had a choice, I could give in to my resentment . . .
or I could choose to believe what God’s Word says to be true
whether I felt it was or not.
~~Gracia Burnham
This morning’s prayer and meditation for Sally’s healing comes from Take Heart, Oh God: Riches from the Greatest Christian Women Writers of All Time.
When Gracia Burnham penned these words, she didn’t mean them lightly. She had been held captive in a jungle by terrorists for over a year—on the brink of starvation, without modern conveniences, stripped of all freedom and privacy. She recognized that she was held doubly captive—physically and emotionally—If she allowed herself to become angry and to resent her captors. She chose to trust God, knowing that even this horrible circumstance was in his good and perfect plan for her life. She chose to let God work in her rather than putting up walls of bitterness.
What is it, beloved, that is causing you hurt, bitterness, resentment? You have a choice. You can give in to those feelings or, like Gracia, you can choose to believe that what God’s Word says is true, whether it feels like it or not.
One choice leads to captivity, the other to freedom.
Prayer for Meditation
God, help me to give up my resentment and bitterness. I want to be free.
Scripture for Meditation
Now I am coming to you. I told them many things while I was with them in this world so they would be filled with my joy. I have given them your word. And the world hates them because they do not belong to this world, just as I do not belong to the world. I’m not asking you to take them out of the world, but to keep them safe from the evil one. They do not belong to this world any more than I do. Make them holy by your truth; teach them your word, which is truth. John 17:13-17
Music for Meditation
Through it all
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