A time to grow — to let go! I had too! We all do.

I’ve seen this time and time again — they may have hurt you but still, we must refrain from slandering our offender and from being offended. Knowing the scripture and actually applying it, works!

It blesses The LORD and you and that person. If God can forgive us; then who are we to judge with condemnation against our brother?

Are we as Cain? No! Let it not be so of me my LORD, my God! Change me, LORD! I repent!!

I choose to Love my brother and see him as you see me, my Lord, my Savior!

Boundaries?

Yes, boundaries are good if people don’t know how to behave or want to but we still forgive, release and bless those who persecute us, or want to not give up their lofty thoughts that rise above the knowledge of God.

Don’t condemn or speak ill of anyone because Christ, our Savior isn’t condemning any of us.

Do we really follow Him without selecting what we will and will not obey in His Word?

It also has a boomerang effect. It harms the critic. Don’t even think to condemn your enemy.

Truly bless those who are spiteful, blame and dislike you. We truly, can do all things through Christ.

Praying for our enemies transforms us.

Have you ever prayed for days, weeks, months or years for your enemies?

It’s transformative! How can we possibly not love them as Christ does and feel compassion for them when we pray for them?

It cleans out our soul. It brings us hope.. it is obedience to The LORD, it ministers to both them and us. God will take it and set us and them, free.

It’s breaking up the fallow ground in both parties.

It allows for miracles of transformation in our character and theirs, through the work of The Holy Spirit because God honors obedience to do His Word, to love our enemies.

God is serious about taking our thoughts captive and speaking life over ourselves and others.

Bitter Root

Is there a bitter root within me?

Have you ever considered — if you are so fixed on what someone did but can’t consider that you may need deliverance from a root of offense? I certainly did.

It’s a bitter root that you have and you need to repent to The LORD for it.

It may be a generational stronghold. There are some people who will choose to remain blind to their ways… and they always end up in the same place.

Perpetual victims by choice but that’s not the Word or God’s plan for them and in truth- they aren’t cooperating with The LORD. They are actually harming themselves!

So, it’s time to forgive them, yourself and come clean before The LORD.

The LORD will never condemn His own, on either side, but He holds us to His Word.

No exceptions! Let go now and Grow!

“We demolish arguments and every presumption set up against the knowledge of God; and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ” 2 Corinthians 10:5.

“Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.” Proverbs 18:21.

“See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God; that no “root of bitterness” springs up and causes trouble, and by it many become defiled;” Hebrews 12:14.

“For the sin of their mouths, the words of their lips, let them be trapped in their pride. For the cursing and lies that they utter, consume them in wrath; consume them till they are no more, that they may know that God rules over Jacob to the ends of the earth. Selah.” Psalm 59:12-13.

“There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.” Romans 8:1.

“Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your hearts to The LORD,” Ephesians 5:19.

“For I know the plans I have for you, declares The LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me,…” Jeremiah 29:11-12.

 

~ Christianna Schreifels

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Christianna Anastasia Schreifels is a See and Dreamer who has served with YWAM in over 24 countries as a missionary for over 10 years. She has taught and equipped The Body of Christ for over 20 years about prophecy and dream interpretation based on the foundation of Scripture.

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