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READ Luke 15:28-30
28 “The older brother became angry and refused to go in. So his father went out and pleaded with him. 29 But he answered his father, ‘Look! All these years I’ve been slaving for you and never disobeyed your orders. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends. 30 But when this son of yours who has squandered your property with prostitutes comes home, you kill the fattened calf for him!’

DEVO
If you hold on to a hurt, it can easily become a hate, and solidify into full-blown resentment. And resentment is the great destroyer of relationships.

Proverbs 10:12 says, “Hatred stirs up trouble; love overlooks the wrongs that others do”. The only way to let go of resentment is to replace it with love. And God can help you do that—not in your own strength, but in the divine grace he gives you if you ask.

Has resentment put a strain on any of your relationships?

PRAY
Lord, I thank you for being close enough to hear my prayers and really listen to my heart. Your words and love is the only thing we can know is true. I know that I need to face my anger and resentment, but I can’t do it alone. God please help me to see that you’ve always been with me, so I can start a new cycle of hope with those important relationships.