Someone deeply wounded my heart. I “knew” I couldn’t survive happy unless nosotros reconciled. I prayed, pleaded together with wept for reconciliation. But the other somebody wasn’t interested.
Months became years, together with in conclusion I realized the province of affairs mightiness never change… I needed to change.
Max Lucado writes almost this: "Are yous hoping that a alter inward circumstances volition convey a alter inward your attitude? If so, yous are inward prison ... What yous select inward your Shepherd is greater than what yous don’t select inward life.”(1)
I’d been inward prison, letting my happiness residual on fixing something I couldn't fix. Finally, I realized that my Shepherd’s dear is greater than my pain. He’s all I ask for contentment together with joy.
It's a process, merely I'm learning to “Rejoice inward the Lord always" together with allow "the peace of God, which transcends all understanding" to guard my see together with heed inward Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:4-7
(1) Lucado Inspirational Reader, Copyright 2011, Thomas Nelson
These 8 Steps for Overcoming Bitterness were too helpful inward dealing amongst my disappointment inward this situation.
