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Day 5: Get Rid Of Offense, Bitterness, And Unforgiveness

The enemy loves an offended Christian whose love and passion for the things of God have died or are slowly dying. Hurt brings offense toward the person or organization that hurt you. While you may feel you have every right to be and stay offended, God calls you to forgive and let go. If you’re waiting for someone to apologize or admit that they hurt you, you are falling for the schemes of the enemy.

Please do not allow the enemy to deceive you into living your life in the prison of offense. While in that prison, you’ll develop bitterness and unforgiveness. Jesus died to set you free from all these and you cannot carry that weight through life. Trust me, I tried! It is very heavy and will cause you to let go of and lose things that truly matter to you.

I encourage you to ask the Holy Spirit to reveal any offense, bitterness, and unforgiveness in your heart that’s hurting you, keeping you bound, and hindering your spiritual walk with a loving God who knows exactly what to do with your pain. Forgive everyone who has hurt you in any way. Do not give them the power to continue to hurt you by holding on to offense. Have a set of godly principles you follow and set healthy boundaries in life. Forgiveness doesn’t mean reconciliation with someone that could hurt you again. It means you love God, and you love yourself too much to be bound to toxic people and places.

Will you let go of the hurt today? Will you forgive today and let go of bitterness and offense? Will you mention the names of the people who hurt you and verbally forgive them? Will you forgive yourself? Will you pray for God to help you navigate life because hurt people hurt people? Don’t rush through this process. Forgiveness takes time. Show yourself grace as you show others grace.

Read, internalize, and pray each scripture to deepen your faith.