Resentment – Is it worth it?

Max Lucado on Resentment

Resentment is a prison. When you’ve put someone in your jail cell of hatred, you are stuck guarding the door. If you’re out to settle a score, you are never going to rest. How can you? For one thing, your enemy may never pay up.

As much as you think you deserve an apology, your debtor may not agree. The racist may never repent. The chauvinist may never change. As justified as you are in your quest for vengeance, you may never get a penny’s worth of justice. And if you do, will it be enough?

You see, resentment is a prison. Jesus doesn’t question the reality of your wounds. He just doubts whether resentment is going to heal you. What are you going to do? Spend your life guarding the prison jail cell? Or entrust your wounds to Jesus?

from The Great House of God

9 thoughts on “Resentment – Is it worth it?”

I surrender to Jesus. I want to be forgiven, and likewise I will release hurt, anger and anything not of Christ to Him before it consumes me. The longer resentment sits, it manifest into something ugly.

Shenine

Lyn Leahz says:

April 23, 2013 at 9:18 pm

Right on, Shenine! God bless you! And it’s great to hear from you. Love in Christ to you and your family.

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- k at Healthy Living 4 Him says:
  
  April 24, 2013 at 12:02 am
  
  Amen!!
  
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I’ve used Max Lucado’s writings quite a bit with teens. He has a way of putting a truth very simply that they can grasp and see the truth. This one is no exception. Thanks.

Lyn Leahz says:

April 23, 2013 at 4:34 pm

Thank you, Angela. I love his writings too. I have a bunch of his books. He is easy to understand and writes like he’s sitting across the table talking to you.

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