The Single Most Destructive Attitude We Can Have – Part 4 – Resenting Yourself
– By Joe Fornear
If resentment is a bad idea, self-resentment is an even worse one. We get beat up enough in life without piling on ourselves. If you’ve done some royally dumb things in your life, you’re not alone. There is an app for that – the application of the mercy of God to our sin.
If we are in Christ (find out how to get there here), He does not hold our sins against us, so why should we? All punishment has fallen on Jesus Christ, The Innocent One, so that we could be made truly innocent. And no, God is not punishing you with the difficult circumstances in your life. If anything, He is trying to draw you deeper into His love and mercy!
As we celebrate freedom this week in the U.S., choose spiritual freedom instead of guilt. Choose His commendation over self-condemnation. Choose His abundance and not self-imposed bondage. Grab on to these freeing forgiveness verses:
- Blessed are those whose lawless deeds have been forgiven, and whose sins have been covered. Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will not take into account. – Romans 4:7-8
- He made Him (Jesus) who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. – 2 Corinthians 5:21
- As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us. – Psalm 103:12
- I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more. – Jeremiah 31:34
- “Come now, let us reason together,” says the Lord, “Though your sins are as scarlet, they will be white as snow; though they were red like crimson, they will be as wool.” – Isaiah 1:18
- He will again have compassion on us; He will tread our iniquities under foot. Yes, You will cast all their sins into the depths of the sea. – Micah 7:19
Oh, and if you’re still having trouble forgiving yourself, remember God applied these merciful statements to murderers, adulterers and idolaters. His mercy is always greater than our sin. So do yourself a favor – just take the free gift of His mercy!
Hopefully, this series on resentment has helped release you from resentment – the single most destructive attitude you can have. If so let us know you liked it.
