Feathers Stronger Than Steel

Harboring resentments causes us to slowly die spiritually. Nurturing a resentment binds us to the object of our ire by a mental chain stronger than any steel. Holding on to a resentment is akin to having a physical wound which we never allow to heal. We pick at it mentally by reliving, retelling the story of hurt in graphic detail to any who will listen, even if we are only talking to ourselves. This manner of thinking is a slow insidious spiritual suicide; we must learn to turn away from our hurts and allow them to heal.

We do this by deciding finally and forever to forgive the cause of the resentment by naming them and asking God to do for them everything good we wish to have happen in our life. Visualize them receiving God’s grace, His peace upon them. In time a scar will form to mark its passing but resentments are tenacious and our subconscious will whisper we should perhaps scratch at it again, just in case. Do not react negatively when these thoughts surface, but do turn in prayer immediately and thank God for knowing Him better, that you and the author of the resentment are free. Do not for a moment rehash the memory of the hurt; focus only on seeing the Presence of God where the hurt was. Eventually this will become second nature and as with all things spiritual (and all life as well) condemnation stunts growth, so we are always gentle in prayer, especially with ourselves, learning to pray "with a feather's touch.”

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