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April 30

Inherit Your Blessing

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FINALLY, ALL OF YOU, LIVE IN HARMONY WITH ONE ANOTHER; BE SYMPATHETIC, LOVE AS BROTHERS, BE COMPASSIONATE AND HUMBLE. DO NOT REPAY EVIL WITH EVIL OR INSULT WITH INSULT, BUT WITH BLESSING, BECAUSE TO THIS YOU WERE CALLED SO THAT YOU MAY INHERIT A BLESSING
(1 Peter 3:8-9).

Today, as we address the subject of forgiveness one more time, I bless you to not look for a blessing from the person you are forgiving, but to GIVE a blessing to the person who trespassed against you…and then, to expect your blessing from God.

DO NOT BE OVERCOME BY EVIL, BUT OVERCOME EVIL WITH GOOD
(Romans 12:21).

Beloved, I want you to know that I, the Most High, took notice of your heart of mercy when you forgave the person who trespassed against you. I paid attention when you did not repay insult with insult, even though you knew your offender was wrong, and you had many reasons to pay him back with insult. I, the Giver of every good gift, want you to know that I was a witness when you took your offender’s evil upon yourself.  I, the Father to the fatherless, will bless you for not repaying evil with evil, even though you knew the truth, and could have gotten yourself off the hook.

BUT LOVE YE YOUR ENEMIES, AND DO GOOD, AND LEND, HOPING FOR NOTHING AGAIN; AND YOUR REWARD SHALL BE GREAT, AND YE SHALL BE THE CHILDREN OF THE HIGHEST
(Luke 6:35).

Therefore, look forward to the blessing I, the Perfect Father, have ready for you, because you were sympathetic, compassionate, and humble.  To this you were called, so that you may inherit a blessing from Me. Count on it. Hope for it. Expect it.

And you will be blessed!

When you forgive—why do you forgive? Do you forgive to INHERIT a blessing from the person you are forgiving…or to GIVE a blessing to the person you are forgiving?

The Most High wants you to forgive by GIVING a blessing to the person who trespassed against you, and then to INHERIT your blessing from Him, your Perfect Father. What belief in your heart might be hindering you to forgive in this way? May the Lord give you Truth.

PRAYER: Lord God, call me to the place of real forgiveness—where I forgive those who trespassed against me with the purpose of GIVING them a blessing, instead of EXPECTING one. Remind me, daily, that this is what You expect of me. Lord God, establish THIS kind of forgiveness in my heart.

Maintain an Awareness

It is very important that you understand that it is not so much what happened to you during your childhood that affected you the most, BUT WHAT YOU CAME TO BELIEVE ABOUT YOUR SELF, OTHERS, AND GOD, IN RESPONSE TO THE CIRCUMSTANCES (facts) of your childhood life.

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April 29

Allow Jesus to Forgive through You

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JESUS SAID, ‘FATHER, FORGIVE THEM, FOR THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING’
(Luke 23:34).

I bless you to take hold of the truth that Jesus is the Perfect Forgiver.  Even though His offenders nailed Him to the cross to die, He did not blame them.  He did not repay evil with evil.  He did not keep a record of their wrongs.  Instead…Jesus forgave.

GOD SENT THE SPIRIT OF HIS SON INTO OUR HEARTS
(Galatians 4:6).

Beloved Child, I want you to capture that the same Jesus who forgave the very ones who were in the process of murdering him, resides in your heart, for I, your God, sent the Spirit of My Son to dwell in your heart, if you accept Him.

Therefore, I ask you to surrender the person you are unable to forgive to Jesus, the Perfect Forgiver, whose Spirit lives in your heart.  My Son knows how to release the resentment and bitterness that is in your heart as a result of the harm done against you. 

If the abomination done against you is too big to forgive, release it to Jesus, the Perfect Forgiver, whose Spirit lives in your heart.  Jesus knows how to forgive a debt that was never paid. 

If the wrongs committed against you are too many to forgive and forget, release them to Jesus, the Perfect Forgiver, whose Spirit I sent to live in your heart.  Jesus knows how to forgive friends…and enemies. 

If the judgment against you was just too unfair, release it to Jesus, the Perfect Forgiver, whose Spirit lives in your heart.  Jesus knows how to grant forgiveness to an offender and bring Peace to your heart. 

Allow My Son to do it for you. Then, Jesus, the Perfect Forgiver, who resides in your heart, will do what you are unable to do—He will forgive.

What kind of offenses are you unable to forgive: that someone killed your heart…that someone stole your peace…that someone destroyed your self-image?

Know that if you turn your unforgiving heart over to the Lord Jesus, He will bring your heart to the place of forgiveness, because He is the Perfect Forgiver.

PRAYER: Lord Jesus, help me to be willing to turn my bitter and resentful heart over to You, because You are the Perfect Forgiver. Let me never forget that it is not what was said or done to me that caused the killing, stealing, and destroying, but what the father-of-lies did and said during the incident. Help me to turn his words over to You, so You may forgive through me.

Maintain an Awareness

Blaming others and blaming yourself will not get rid of the accusatory pain in your heart.

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April 28

Meditate on These Things

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FINALLY, BRETHREN, WHATEVER THINGS ARE TRUE, WHATEVER THINGS ARE NOBLE, WHATEVER THINGS ARE JUST, WHATEVER THINGS ARE PURE, WHATEVER THINGS ARE LOVELY, WHATEVER THINGS ARE OF GOOD REPORT, IF THERE IS ANY VIRTUE AND IF THERE IS ANYTHING PRAISEWORTHY—MEDITATE ON THESE THINGS
(Philippians 4:8).

I bless you to meditate on thoughts that are true, because Truth is untainted by the lies of the father-of-lies.  Understand that unvarnished Truth does not kill, steal, or destroy though beliefs of unworthiness, but is wholesome and beneficial to your spirit, soul, and body.  Truth will set you free.

THE LORD DETESTS THE THOUGHTS OF THE WICKED, BUT THOSE OF THE PURE ARE PLEASING TO HIM
(Proverbs 15:26).

I bless you to meditate on whatever is pure.  Do not accept thoughts of shame and guilt from the father-of-lies.  They cause anger, jealousy, and hatred.  Do not concentrate on thoughts of rejection.  These will throw you into depression.  Stop harboring thoughts of abandonment.  They will cause bitterness in your heart. Do not dwell on thoughts of condemnation. They will teach you to seek revenge.

BUT THE WISDOM THAT COMES FROM HEAVEN IS FIRST OF ALL PURE; THEN PEACE-LOVING, CONSIDERATE, SUBMISSIVE, FULL OF MERCY AND GOOD FRUIT, IMPARTIAL AND SINCERE
(James 3:17).

 Beautiful Child, meditate on My Love that keeps you whole.  Ponder My Peace that transcends all understanding.  Dwell on My Hope that quells all hopelessness.  Reflect on My Power that is at work within you.  Contemplate the Wisdom that comes from Heaven and is pure, peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere.

What kind of thoughts feed your mind, daily? Are they pure, lovely, noble, praiseworthy, and just? Know that you are only as good as your thoughts are.

If you want to change, you need to change your thought life, first, for how you think is how you are going to behave. Therefore, invite the Presence and Participation of the Lord Jesus into every thought, for His Wisdom is pure, peace-loving, and full of mercy and good fruit.

PRAYER: Lord Jesus, I invite Your Presence and Participation into my thoughts. Change me from the inside-out with Your Wisdom that is pure, considerate, and submissive, so I may meditate on thoughts that are pleasing to You.

Maintain an Awareness

And after we have sucked others empty and they have nothing more to give, we turn to distraction and destruction to ease the excruciating pain that oozes from our hearts…because we still believe we do not matter.

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April 27

The Birth of Sin

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WHEN TEMPTED, NO ONE SHOULD SAY, ‘GOD IS TEMPTING ME.’ FOR GOD CANNOT BE TEMPTED BY EVIL, NOR DOES HE TEMPT ANYONE
(James 1:13).

 God does not tempt you.  Your temptations are not coming from God.  They have another origin.

BUT EACH ONE IS TEMPTED WHEN, BY HIS OWN EVIL DESIRE, HE IS DRAGGED AWAY AND ENTICED
(James 1:14).

I bless you to understand that, today, you are being tempted by the same shame—I fall short—that the father-of-lies had embedded in your mind, since childhood.  Grasp that, presently, you are being tempted by the same condemnation—I am bad—that the father-of-lies had infused in your mind as a child.  Know that, every day, you are being tempted by the same abandonment and rejection—I have been pushed aside—that the father-of-lies had lodged in your mind, in the past.

Realize that the father-of-lies tempts you, over and over, with these same painful childhood conclusions, so he could lure you into his sinful solutions: to hide from the shame, run from the condemnation, and blame others for abandoning and rejecting you.

THEN, AFTER DESIRE HAS CONCEIVED, IT GIVES BIRTH TO SIN; AND SIN, WHEN IT IS FULL-GROWN, GIVES BIRTH TO DEATH
(James 1:15).

Capture that if you accept and believe the painful beliefs of shame, condemnation, rejection, and abandonment that the father-of-lies had injected in your mind, as a child, you will be tempted to react to these beliefs and give birth to sin.  And after you have followed the father-of-lies into the sinful solutions that cover the pain of these negative childhood beliefs, sin will give birth to death, every day of your life, here on earth.

BLESSED IS THE MAN WHO PERSEVERES UNDER TRIAL, BECAUSE WHEN HE HAS STOOD THE TEST, HE WILL RECEIVE THE CROWN OF LIFE THAT GOD HAS PROMISED TO THOSE WHO LOVE HIM
(James 1:12).

Have you ever wondered why you run to harmful habits? What negative childhood beliefs sit underneath the pain that drives you to hurt yourself or others? Why do you believe these beliefs? Did you know that they come from the father-of-lies, and are meant to draw you into his sinful solutions?

You have a choice: to accept your negative childhood conclusions as the truth and run to sinful solutions to still the pain they cause you…or to yield them to God’s Truth and be delivered from them. Thus, when you have stood the test, you will receive Life…every day, here on this earth.

PRAYER: Lord God, I come to You to receive the crown of Life which You have promised to those who persevere under trial—to those who do not follow the father-of-lies into sinful solutions to cover their pain of shame, abandonment, rejection, and condemnation.

Maintain an Awareness

The Lord Jesus has always lived His Life for God, the Father. When we invite Him to come live HIS LIFE in us, He will live it for God, the Father, in the same way He has always done.

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April 23

Work out Your Own Salvation

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THEREFORE, MY BELOVED, AS YOU HAVE ALWAYS OBEYED, NOT AS IN MY PRESENCE ONLY, BUT NOW MUCH MORE IN MY ABSENCE, WORK OUT YOUR OWN SALVATION WITH FEAR AND TREMBLING
(Philippians 2:12).

Beloved Child, work out your own salvation with serious caution, taking ownership and responsibility for your own pain and weaknesses.  Do not fall into anger, jealousy, and hatred, blaming others for your own heartache, for there will come a day that you will have to give account for every one of these careless words you have spoken in anger, jealousy, and hatred.

BUT I TELL YOU THAT MEN WILL HAVE TO GIVE ACCOUNT ON THE DAY OF JUDGMENT FOR EVERY CARELESS WORD THEY HAVE SPOKEN. FOR BY YOUR WORDS YOU WILL BE ACQUITTED, AND BY YOUR WORDS YOU WILL BE CONDEMNED
(Matthew 12:36-37).

Work out your own salvation, Child.  I, the Everlasting Father sent My Son, Jesus, to be your Savior, but it is your responsibility to accept My Gift of Grace.  I, the Perfect Father, sent the Spirit of Truth to guide you into all Truth, but it is your obligation to turn in the lies that the father-of-lies planted in your mind.  I, the Most High, sent Jesus to be the Light of the World, but it is your responsibility to invite Him into your darkness.  Christ’s Power is made perfect in weakness, but it is your obligation to recognize and expose your weaknesses to Him, so that Christ’s Power may rest on you.

Are you blaming others for the pain in your heart: for the abuse…for the tongue lashing…for the evil deeds?  Know that it is not what people did to you or said to you that is hurting your heart, but the negative, destructive beliefs of the father-of-lies, planted in your mind, during these circumstances.

Therefore, work out your own salvation with respect to God and others. Your perpetrators are responsible for the evil deeds and words against you, but you are responsible to bring the pain these circumstances caused in your own heart, to God.

PRAYER: Most High, help me to understand that You provided, but it is my responsibility to accept Your Gifts, daily, moment-by-moment.

Maintain an Awareness

God wants you to desire to be good, because He wants to fill YOU with His fruits of Righteousness.

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April 21

God Is Love

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LOVE IS PATIENT, LOVE IS KIND. IT DOES NOT ENVY, IT DOES NOT BOAST, IT IS NOT PROUD. IT IS NOT RUDE, IT IS NOT SELF-SEEKING, IT IS NOT EASILY ANGERED, IT KEEPS NO RECORD OF WRONGS.  LOVE DOES NOT DELIGHT IN EVIL BUT REJOICES WITH THE TRUTH.  IT ALWAYS PROTECTS, ALWAYS TRUSTS, ALWAYS HOPES, ALWAYS PERSEVERES.  LOVE NEVER FAILS
(1 Corinthians 13:4-7).

GOD IS LOVE
(1 John 4:16).

Precious One, I, the Savior, want you to know that I am patient, even when your pain and weaknesses show…because I am Love.

Ponder that I, the Redeemer, am kind and do not condemn as people do…because I am Love.

Value that I, the Good Shepherd, am not boastful, but came to this earth to serve you and share everything I am, with you…because I am Love.

Embrace that I, the Resurrection and the Life, am not rude, but gentle…because I am Love.

Know that I, the Wonderful Counselor, am not self-seeking, but came to share My own Wholeness and Holiness with you…because I am Love.

Celebrate that I, the Author and Finisher of your faith, am not easily angered, even when you come undone…because I am Love.

Speculate that I, the Bread of Life, keep no records of your wrongs, after you have asked forgiveness…because I am Love.

Capture that I, the God of Light, do not delight in evil done against you or anybody else…because I am Love.

Recognize that I, the Way, the Truth, and the Life, rejoice whenever you are set free by the Truth…because I am Love.

Acknowledge that I, Immanuel, yearn to protect you from the negative, destructive beliefs of the father-of-lies…because I am Love.

Understand that I, the Everlasting Father, always trust and hope that you will bring your pain and weaknesses to Me, instead of hiding from them, running away from them, and blaming them on someone or something else…because I am Love. My Love never fails. I will never fail you.

AND SO WE KNOW AND RELY ON THE LOVE GOD HAS FOR US. GOD IS LOVE.  WHOEVER LIVES IN LOVE LIVES IN GOD, AND GOD IN HIM
(1 John 4:16).

What has the father-of-lies told you about God: that He has forsaken you…that He wants to harm you…that He is not faithful?

If you have been believing these lies, you have been missing out on God’s Love for you. Submit these beliefs to the Way, the Truth, and the Life, just the way you hear them in your mind. Then, experience the Truth…and God’s Love for you.

PRAYER: Lord God, I submit my beliefs about You to the Truth. I realize that I have an enemy—the father-of-lies—who wants me to think that You are phony…that You are cruel…that You are easily angered. But I come to YOU. Show me who You really are, so I may EXPERIENCE Your LOVE…and believe.

Maintain an Awareness

I found out that I had an enemy. You do, too. We have had him from the beginning of our lives. His name is the father-of-lies. His native language is…lying!

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April 14

Put Off the OLD SELF with Its Deeds

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PUT OFF YOUR OLD SELF, WHICH IS BEING CORRUPTED BY ITS DECEITFUL DESIRES…AND PUT ON THE NEW SELF, CREATED TO BE LIKE GOD
(Ephesians 4:22). 

We all have a CORRUPTED PERSON living inside of us: a being, shaped in us by the father-of-lies, filled with negative, destructive beliefs of condemnation, shame, abandonment, and rejection—the OLD SELF.

When these OLD SELF beliefs of condemnation, abandonment, shame, and rejection are triggered, we hurt so much that we want to bandage the pain as soon as possible.  And the father-of-lies stands ready with his SOLUTION: sinful habits and patterns of hiding, running, and blaming others.  THESE ARE THE PRACTICES OF THE OLD SELF.

Some people think that in order to become holy, they only need to put off the PRACTICES of the OLD SELF.  They think that all they need to do is to stop their harmful habits of hiding, running, and blaming in order to become whole and holy.

SINCE YOU HAVE TAKEN OFF YOUR OLD SELF WITH ITS PRACTICES
(Colossians 3:9).

But I have discovered that it does not help to only put off the PRACTICES of the OLD SELF.  You have to put off the PERSON of the OLD SELF, first.  If you only put off the PRACTICES of the OLD SELF, the OLD SELF PERSON is still in you.  This deceived OLD SELF PERSON is void of God’s Love, Hope, and Truth, and feels unloved, unworthy, and unacceptable. The OLD SELF PERSON NEEDS ITS PRACTICES OF DEFENSE, so it can take care of its pain.  If you take its defense patterns away, it will find new ones.  You cannot do this backwards.

Have you noticed the OLD SELF PERSON that lives in you? What are the negative, destructive beliefs that keep it alive? What are its practices—the harmful habits that take care of its pain?

I urge you to invite the Lord Jesus to put off the OLD SELF in you, and to put on HIS SELF in you, who is filled with new beliefs of Love, Truth, and Hope.  Then, your harmful habits will disappear, because it is only if there is someone NEW living in you with whole and holy beliefs that you do not need your sinful defense patterns anymore.  Know that you cannot better your SELF from the outside; you need to be exchanged on the inside for a NEW SELF—the SELF of the Lord Jesus Christ.

PRAYER: Lord Jesus, I lay my corrupted OLD SELF PERSON by Your feet. Please come and replace it with Your Self—the NEW SELF. Then, I will not need my harmful habits anymore. Then, I will be new.

Maintain an Awareness

The goal of the father-of-lies is to fill us with a system of beliefs, so that we would fill our Selves with another system of beliefs that would correct the first system of beliefs.

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April 12

Jesus Did Not Come to be Served…but to Serve

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THE SON OF MAN DID NOT COME TO BE SERVED, BUT TO SERVE, AND TO GIVE HIS LIFE AS A RANSOM FOR MANY
(Matthew 20:28).

Celebrate that the Lord Jesus has been raised from the dead…to become your Life.

Beloved One, I, the Bread of Life, want you to know that, first and foremost, I did not come to be served by you, but to serve you: to care for you…to minister to you…to save you.  Know that in the first place it is not about what you do for Me, but what you allow Me to do for you.  It is not about how useful you are to Me, but how valuable I am to you.  I am offering My Life to you, so you may be unchained from sorrow, discharged from guilt, and unyoked from slavery to harmful habits.

SO IT IS WRITTEN: ‘THE FIRST MAN ADAM BECAME A LIVING BEING; THE LAST ADAM, A LIFE-GIVING SPIRIT’
(1 Corinthians 15:45).

Precious Child, it is not about what you have done in the past that was wrong, but about what I have done in the past…that was right.  I died for you, then became alive for you, to offer you My Self—a Life-giving Spirit.

THEN JESUS DECLARED, ‘I AM THE BREAD OF LIFE. HE WHO COMES TO ME WILL NEVER GO HUNGRY, AND HE WHO BELIEVES IN ME WILL NEVER BE THIRSTY’
(John 6:35).

Are you so busy serving the Lord Jesus that you are missing out on Him serving you with His Life? What is it that you need the Lord Jesus to do for you and to BE for you through His Life-giving Spirit, today?

Receive from Jesus, the Bread of Life, so your hunger for Hope may be stilled, your longing for Righteousness may be satisfied, and your yearning for Wholeness may be fulfilled.  Accept that it is only after you have received from Him that you can give back to Him, because without Him you are nothing and you have nothing.

PRAYER: Lord Jesus, I come to be served by You. I come to receive Your Life, so I may be unchained from the sorrow that has lived in my heart for so long. I come to receive a drink from Your Living Water, so I may be unyoked from the guilt my past mistakes have caused in my heart. I come to You to be my Bread of Life, so that my hunger for Righteousness may be satisfied and my thirst for Love may be quenched.  How joyful I am that You have been raised from the dead…to become my LIFE! How blessed I am that You have given Your Life to me as a Ransom.

Maintain an Awareness

Know that your struggle is not against the people or the circumstances in your life, but against the spiritual forces of evil—against the OLD MAN beliefs of abandonment, shame, condemnation, and rejection.

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April 11

But God Intended It for Good

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YOU INTENDED TO HARM ME, BUT GOD INTENDED IT FOR GOOD TO ACCOMPLISH WHAT IS NOW BEING DONE, THE SAVING OF MANY LIVES
(Genesis 50:20).

I am sorry if anybody intended to harm you at any point during your life.  I am sorry about the evil done against you.  I wish I could have protected you against it.  I am sorry about any harsh punishment you had to go through as a child.  I wish that did not happen.  It breaks my heart.  I am sorry about your dad’s or mom’s disapproval and condemnation.  I wish their hearts had been healed from their own pain, so they would have treated you differently.  I feel your pain.

I am sorry for any unjust blame that you had to endure, during your life.  I wish people could have owned their own stuff instead of blaming it on you.  I know how you feel.  I am sorry if you were abandoned by a parent or a friend.  I wish I were there to comfort you and take their place.  I know how much it hurts to be left.  I am sorry for any shame you had experienced at the hand of a smooth criminal.  I am sorry if nakedness was involved.  I wish I could have washed off all the unrighteousness and clothed you.

PRAISE BE TO THE GOD AND FATHER OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, THE FATHER OF COMPASSION AND THE GOD OF ALL COMFORT, WHO COMFORTS US IN ALL OUR TROUBLES, SO THAT WE CAN COMFORT THOSE IN ANY TROUBLE WITH THE COMFORT WE OURSELVES HAVE RECEIVED FROM GOD
(2 Corinthians 1:3-4).

Today, I want to comfort you with the Comfort I myself have received from God during times of unjust suffering. Listen to how God comforted my heart: Child, do not despair of the evil done against you—the injury…the depravity…the immorality.  They might have meant evil against you; BUT I, the God of all Comfort, will cancel any evil done against you—any manipulation…any iniquity…..any corruption—if you yield it to My Power and Control.

What evil has been done against you? Have you been abandoned, condemned, or shamed? What are you going to do about this?

I bless you to yield any evil done against you to God’s Power, so He may turn it into Good.  Yield the abandonment to God’s Love, so He may replace it with Belonging.  Yield the condemnation to God’s Holiness, so He may exchange it for Acceptance.  Yield the shame to God’s Truth, so He may turn it into Glory.

PRAYER: Most High, I bring all the evil done against me, to You. I yield it to Your Power. I surrender it to Your Goodness. I submit it to Your Authority. Reverse the purpose of the evil, so it would serve Your Purpose, instead. Turn the evil into Righteousness. Turn the sin into Holiness. Turn the disgrace into Grace. Change the hopelessness into Hope. Change the abandonment into Belonging. Change the condemnation into Acceptance. To You be Glory…forever…and ever.

Maintain an Awareness

When you pray and lay your problem before God, give Him the freedom to answer you in any way He wants to, according to His great Mercy and Grace. Push your own preconceived answers aside. Then, HIS Answer will enter your mind and heart.

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April 10

Bitterness—the Heart of Stone

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MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO LIVE IN PEACE WITH ALL MEN AND TO BE HOLY; WITHOUT HOLINESS NO ONE WILL SEE THE LORD. SEE TO IT THAT NO ONE MISSES THE GRACE OF GOD AND THAT NO BITTER ROOT GROWS UP TO CAUSE TROUBLE AND DEFILE MANY
(Hebrews 12:14-15).

Do you have a heart of stone: a heart filled with resentment, bitterness, and animosity?

Some years ago, I went through an experience where someone affronted and vexed me and caused a lot of injury to my heart.  I became bitter…very bitter.  I bristled with resentment and animosity.  My heart became hostile, harsh, and sour, and so did my spirit, soul, and body.

I was going to keep this behavior up for the rest of my life, until the Everlasting Father spoke to my heart and said, “Child, if you don’t look out, this bitterness of yours is going to destroy everything you have: your marriage, your friendships, and your own life.  Is that really what you want?”

I WILL GIVE YOU A NEW HEART AND PUT A NEW SPIRIT IN YOU; I WILL REMOVE FROM YOU YOUR HEART OF STONE AND GIVE YOU A HEART OF FLESH
(Ezekiel 36:26).

The Perfect Father added, “See to it that you do not miss My Grace, because it is enough for you, despite the mega offense that was committed against you. Bring your bitterness to Me. Then, I will remove your heart of stone and give you a new heart and put My Spirit of Love in you.  Are you willing?”

Well, that did it for me.  I recognized that bitterness ruins and tears everything to shreds.  I did not want to lose my marriage, my friendships, and my own life to bitterness.  I confessed my resentment and animosity and allowed my Father to remove my heart of stone…and replace it with His own.

Understand that it is not the stones someone hurls at you that cause trouble and defile many, but the stones that are stored in your own heart: the stones of bitterness, resentment, and animosity.

What stones of bitterness, resentment, and animosity are you storing in your heart? Why do you want to keep these in your heart, even though they are damaging your spirit, soul, and body?

What will it take for you to allow God to remove your heart of stone…and replace it with His own?

PRAYER: Lord God, shine Your Light in my heart so I may see the consequences of bitterness: the desolation it brings to my own heart, the separation it causes in my relationships, and the deterioration it brings to the quality of my life. Bring me to the place where I will ask, “Is this bitterness in my heart really worth the damage it is causing?”

Maintain an Awareness

We have all eaten from the fruit of deception—believing and accepting negative, destructive beliefs about ourselves, God, and others that are not true.

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