WHEN WE HOLD ON TO THINGS WE SHOULD LET GO, REFUSING TO FORGIVE, REMEMBERING THE WORST, WE ONLY POISON OUR OWN LIVES. GOD IS SAYING, “GET OVER IT…

13/08/24

GOSPEL CORNER

JOEL OSTEEN MINISTRIES
TODAY’S WORD

Today’s Scripture
See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many.
Hebrews 12:15, NIV

NO BITTER ROOT
We all go through tough times, disappointments, and hurts. But we can’t let a bad break, a divorce, or a rough childhood cause us to get bitter. If we let bitter feelings take root, that bitter root will always produce bitter fruit. Bitter people don’t have good relationships. They’re too negative. When we’re bitter, it affects our attitudes. We see everything through a critical lens. Nothing is ever good enough. Bitter people can smile on the outside, but inside they’re critical and filled with self-pity. Bitterness infects everything you do and follows you everywhere you go.

When we hold on to things we should let go, refusing to forgive, remembering the worst, we only poison our own lives. God is saying, “Get over it.” Life is flying by. You don’t have time to waste another minute being negative, offended, or bitter. If someone did you wrong or you had a bad break, get over it, quit reliving all the hurt, and move forward. God will make it up to you, and you’ll come to the new beginning He has in store.

A Prayer for Today
“Father, thank You that I can prevent bitter roots from ever starting to grow in my life by letting go of whatever holds me back. Show me if there is anything that is causing me to be bitter or resentful, and help me to release the bitterness and forgive any person who hurt me. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.”

SECTION TWO

When you look at yourself (your weaknesses) and your negative circumstances, it’s easy to become seized with anxiety, fear, and despair.

That’s why God wants us to look away from ourselves and look at Jesus. In God’s eyes, because He has placed us in Christ, Jesus’ reality is our reality today—”as He is, so are we in this world”!

So don’t focus on your vulnerability or the lack in your life and get discouraged. Ask yourself: Is Jesus abandoned, forgotten, sick, and poor today? No, He is at the right hand of the Father, full of life, peace, joy, and favor.

All of heaven’s resources are at His disposal. He is greatly blessed, highly favored, and deeply loved by the Father today, and so are you!

To be Jesus-occupied like this is to see as God sees. And when you see as God sees, you will also see the grace and supply of the Lord swallow up every lack in your life!

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